Definitions For Waterflood

Verb

{{en-verb}} To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil. : We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the remaining oil.

Noun

WATERFLOOD (plural WATERFLOODs) An inundation of water.

Etymology

From Middle English waterrflod, from {{inh, en, ang, wæterflōd}}, equivalent to {{af, en, water, flood}}.

Anagrams

floodwater

Is Waterflood a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Waterflood is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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