atoll

Meanings

Plural: atolls

Noun

an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

atoll is a valid Words With Friends word