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Is badlands a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word badlands is a Scrabble US word. The word badlands is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

B3A1D2L1A1N1D2S1

Is badlands a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word badlands is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

B3A1D2L1A1N1D2S1

Is badlands a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word badlands is a Words With Friends word. The word badlands is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1D2L2A1N2D2S1

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8-letter words (1 found)

BADLANDS,

7-letter words (4 found)

ADLANDS,BADLAND,SALBAND,SANDDAB,

6-letter words (8 found)

ABANDS,ADLAND,ALANDS,BANDAS,BLANDS,LABDAS,NABLAS,SANDAL,

5-letter words (27 found)

ABAND,ALAND,ALANS,ALBAS,ANLAS,BAALS,BALAS,BALDS,BALSA,BANAL,BANDA,BANDS,BASAL,BASAN,BLADS,BLAND,DAALS,DADAS,LABDA,LANAS,LANDS,NABLA,NADAS,NALAS,NASAL,SABAL,SALAD,

4-letter words (36 found)

AALS,ABAS,ADDS,ALAN,ALAS,ALBA,ALBS,ANAL,ANAS,ANDS,ANSA,BAAL,BAAS,BADS,BALD,BALS,BAND,BANS,BLAD,DAAL,DABS,DADA,DADS,DALS,DANS,LABS,LADS,LANA,LAND,NABS,NADA,NADS,NALA,SAND,SLAB,SNAB,

3-letter words (31 found)

AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,ADD,ADS,ALA,ALB,ALS,ANA,AND,ANS,BAA,BAD,BAL,BAN,BAS,DAB,DAD,DAL,DAN,DAS,LAB,LAD,LAS,NAB,NAS,SAB,SAD,SAL,SAN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AB,AD,AL,AN,AS,BA,DA,LA,NA,

You can make 117 words from badlands according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of badlands

badlands

Alternative forms

  • badland
  • Bad Lands (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier Bad Lands, calque of Canadian French mauvaises terres à traverser (“bad lands to cross”), itself a calque of Lakota mako sica (“land bad”). By surface analysis, bad +‎ lands.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæd.lændz/

Noun

badlands (plural badlands)

  1. (geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
    Synonym: malpais

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: badlandoj
  • → German: Badlands
  • → French: badlands
  • → Spanish: badlands

Translations

See also

  • desert
  • moonscape

Further reading

  • badlands on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English badlands.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.dlɑ̃d/

Noun

badlands m pl (plural only)

  1. (geomorphology) badlands

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English badlands.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /badˈlands/ [bað̞ˈlãn̪d̪s]
  • Rhymes: -ands
  • Syllabification: bad‧lands

Noun

badlands f pl (plural only)

  1. (geomorphology) badlands
    Synonyms: tierras baldías, tierras yermas

Usage notes

  • The calque malpaís (mal (“bad”) + país (“country, land”)) refers to similar formations but specifically from lava plains found in volcanic fields.

Source: wiktionary.org