footpath

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/
See all 2 pronunciations
/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/ · /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ (US)

Definition of footpath

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
    “I felt refreshed after the short rest, and bade the old man farewell and started for town in company with the scared lad, following the footpath below the Grefsen hill.”
See all 2 definitions

noun

  1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
    “I felt refreshed after the short rest, and bade the old man farewell and started for town in company with the scared lad, following the footpath below the Grefsen hill.”
  2. (Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand)A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to footpath to make another valid word.

Find your best play with footpath

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes footpath, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.