sandpit
Plural: sandpits
Noun
- a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
- A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
- A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.
- A small-scale illustrative model of the theater of war in the Middle East.
- pl. -S a pit dug in sandy soil
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”), equivalent to sand + pit.
Scrabble Score: 10
sandpit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsandpit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sandpit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
sandpit is a valid Words With Friends word