mouthsore

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Definition of mouthsore

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A sore in or of the mouth.

“OVA (Sclerocarya birrea) The bark is pounded and added to lukewarm water which is taken as a remedy for mouthsore.”
“Then there was Betty who was constantly in a fit when she invariably became speechless. Not to mention, Sally's mouthsore and the severe dog-bites suffered by Maria.”

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From Middle English *mouthsor, *muthsar, from Old English mūþsār (“mouthsore”), equivalent to mouth + sore.

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