Definitions for fjord

fjord fjord

Spelling: [fyawrd, fyohrd; Norwegian fyohr, fyoo r]
IPA: /fyɔrd, fyoʊrd; Norwegian fyoʊr, fyʊər/

Fjord is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in fjord (dfjor).

Definitions for fjord

noun

  1. a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
  2. (in Scandinavia) a bay.

Origin of fjord

From Norwegian; See origin at firth

Examples for fjord

A sail on this fjord will bring us to Mariager, the smallest town in Denmark.

And when they came in near to the base of the fjord, he thought of his son, and began to weep.

They have the fjord so near them, where the shoals of wild fishes pass in and out.

Between the trees are seen the fjord, high mountain ranges and peaks.

This fjord has its outlet in Barkley Sound on the west side of the island.

The tour then goes to Norway for dives of a fjord, followed by stops in Portugal, Ukraine, Spain, and a season finale in Brazil.

At that instant the big boatswain dropped into the deep waters of the fjord.

When the sun went down that evening the party were far down the fjord.

But on a calm spring day, the fjord just steals in smooth and shining by ness and bay.

Here the fjord is narrow, presenting something the appearance of a river.

Word Value for fjord
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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