heathland

Meanings

Plural: heathlands

Noun

a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.

Origin / Etymology

From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).

Synonyms

heath

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

heathland is a valid Words With Friends word