churchyard

Meanings

Noun

the yard associated with a church
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English churchyard, chirch-ȝerd, chircheȝerd (also kirk-ȝerd, kirkeyard > English kirkyard), equivalent to church + yard. Compare also Middle English kurk-garth, kyrkgarth, kirrkegærd, from Old Norse kirkjugarðr (“churchyard; graveyard”). Replaced Middle English chirchetoun from Old English ċirictūn (churchtown).

Synonyms

cemetery, God's acre, kirkyard

Scrabble Score: 24

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

Words With Friends Score: 24

churchyard is a valid Words With Friends word