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Is veld a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word veld is a Scrabble US word. The word veld is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

V4E1L1D2

Is veld a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word veld is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

V4E1L1D2

Is veld a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word veld is a Words With Friends word. The word veld is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

VELD,

3-letter words (5 found)

DEL,DEV,ELD,LED,LEV,

2-letter words (3 found)

DE,ED,EL,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 10 words from veld according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of veld

veld evld vled lved elvd levd vedl evdl vdel dvel edvl devl vlde lvde vdle dvle ldve dlve eldv ledv edlv delv ldev dlev

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word veld. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in veld.

Definitions and meaning of veld

veld

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɛlt/, /fɛlt/, /vɛld/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /vɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt, -ɛld

Noun

veld (plural velds)

  1. (chiefly South Africa) The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Alternative forms

  • veldt (dated)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Highveld
  • Lowveld

Translations

References

Further reading

  • veld on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch veld, from Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch feld, from Proto-Germanic *felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-.

Pronunciation

Noun

veld (plural velde, diminutive veldjie)

  1. A field, open country
  2. A patch or grass and/or other small plants
  3. The veld, the open grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries
  4. A sports field.

Derived terms

  • grasveld

Descendants

  • → English: veld

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu, from Proto-Germanic *felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: veld
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
  • Homophone: Veld

Noun

veld n (plural velden, diminutive veldje n)

  1. field, open country
  2. an agricultural field
    Synonym: akker
  3. a patch or grass and/or other small plants
  4. field (geographical theatre where warriors operate, especially in battle)
  5. a sports field
  6. a subject field, domain of knowledge, in particular an academic field
  7. (physics) a field (physical phenomenon pervading an area)

Derived terms

- toponyms

- military

- sports

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: veld
    • → English: veld
  • Negerhollands: veld
  • → Caribbean Javanese: fèlt

Middle English

Noun

veld

  1. Alternative form of feeld

Old Norse

Verb

veld

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of valda

Source: wiktionary.org