headland
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
Definition of headland
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Coastal land that juts into the sea.
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noun
- Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- The unplowed boundary of a field.
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Etymology
From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
Words you can make from headland
94 playable · top: HANDLED (12 pts)
Best play handled 12 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
28 words- AHED 8 pts
- DAHL 8 pts
- DHAL 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- DADA 6 pts
- DEAD 6 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
3-letter words
27 words2-letter words
17 wordsHooks
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