halberd

Meanings

Plural: halberds

Noun

a pike fitted with an ax head
A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

Origin / Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Scrabble Score: 13

halberd is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
halberd is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
halberd is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

halberd is a valid Words With Friends word