CLIMBDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CLIMBDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIMBDOWN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIMBDOWN is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIMBDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
climbdownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIMBDOWN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLIMBDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIMBDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLIMBDOWN
- All 9 letters of CLIMBDOWN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLIMBDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An act of admitting defeat by giving up a position or demand one had firmly insisted on.
Commentators call a reversal a climbdown when a leader had made a loud promise and then quietly dropped it. The word carries a hint of embarrassment for the one who backs off.
How CLIMBDOWN is used
Climbdown is typical of newspaper reports on politics and negotiations.
- The minister was forced into a humiliating climbdown.
- The union called the offer a climbdown by the company.
- After weeks of threats, the climbdown came on Friday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIMBDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLIMBDOWN
1 longer words begin with CLIMBDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIMBDOWN
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Common questions about CLIMBDOWN
- Is CLIMBDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIMBDOWN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIMBDOWN worth?
- CLIMBDOWN is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIMBDOWN mean?
- An act of admitting defeat by giving up a position or demand one had firmly insisted on.
- What letters can be added to CLIMBDOWN?
- CLIMBDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLIMBDOWN:
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