palsa

Plural: palsas

Noun

A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.

Origin / Etymology

From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 0

palsa: not valid in Words With Friends