BLOWDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BLOWDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWDOWN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOWDOWN is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blowdownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOWDOWN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLOWDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOWDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLOWDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The forced release of pressure or contents from a vessel, pipe or boiler, or trees knocked flat by wind.
Engineers schedule a blowdown to flush sediment out of a boiler or to vent a pressurised line. Foresters use the same word for a stand of trees flattened by a storm. In nuclear engineering it can also mean a sudden burst of cooling pipework.
How BLOWDOWN is used
Blowdown is a technical term in engineering, forestry and the energy industry.
- Operators carried out a blowdown to clear the boiler of scale.
- The storm left a huge blowdown across the hillside.
- A blowdown of the pipeline was required before repairs began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOWDOWN
1 longer words begin with BLOWDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWDOWN
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Common questions about BLOWDOWN
- Is BLOWDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWDOWN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWDOWN worth?
- BLOWDOWN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWDOWN mean?
- The forced release of pressure or contents from a vessel, pipe or boiler, or trees knocked flat by wind.
- What letters can be added to BLOWDOWN?
- BLOWDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLOWDOWN:
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