tussock

Meanings

Plural: tussocks

Noun

a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
Tussock grass.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from or related to tusk + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle High German zūsach (“thicket”), a derivative of Middle High German zūse (“lock of hair”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic dosag (“little tuft”).

Synonyms

tuft

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

tussock is a valid Words With Friends word