alluvial

Plural: alluvials

Adjective

of or relating to alluvium

Adj

Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.

Noun

Soil or sediment deposited by a river or other running water.
A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Examples

He made an alluvial deposit of letters to score across two doubles.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.

Scrabble Score: 11

alluvial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
alluvial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alluvial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

alluvial: valid Words With Friends Word