Definition of HAGDON

hagdon

Plural: hagdons

Noun

  • A type of shearwater, a long-winged seabird.
  • One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major), the great shearwater, and Puffinus stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater.

Examples

  • She used HAGDON to extend across a triple word score, netting a massive points gain in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown. Compare later haglet (“shearwater, petrel”). Attested (as hagden) from the 17th century.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

hagdon: valid Words With Friends Word