eyot

Plural: eyots

Noun

A little island, especially in a river or lake.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) (whence English ey (“island”)) which also constitutes the first element of island. See also ait and Norwegian Bokmål øy.

Synonyms

holm, islet

Scrabble Score: 7

eyot: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
eyot: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
eyot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

eyot: valid Words With Friends Word