dryad

Meanings

Plural: dryads

Noun

a deity or nymph of the woods
A female tree spirit.
mountain avens, dryas

Origin / Etymology

From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Synonyms

wood nymph

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

dryad is a valid Words With Friends word