Definition of KIRKYARD

kirkyard

Plural: kirkyards

Noun

  • A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.

Origin / Etymology

From kirk + yard. Cognate with Danish kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.

Scrabble Score: 20

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

kirkyard: valid Words With Friends Word