Definition of WOODLAND

woodland

Plural: woodlands

Noun

  • Land covered with trees, often less dense than a full forest.
  • land that is covered with trees and shrubs
  • Land covered with woody vegetation.
  • Land covered with woody vegetation.
  • A low-density forest.

Adj

  • Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
  • Having the character of a woodland.

Examples

  • The strategic placement of WOODLAND opened up several scoring opportunities on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi.
Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

woodland: valid Words With Friends Word