moorhen
Plural: moorhens
Noun
- A small, dark water bird related to the rails.
- black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
- female red grouse
- Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
- A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.
Examples
- Playing ’MOORHEN’ felt like a delicate, tactical move on the Scrabble board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English worhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of worhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen.
Scrabble Score: 12
moorhen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmoorhen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
moorhen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
moorhen: valid Words With Friends Word