LETDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LETDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LETDOWN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LETDOWN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LETDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
letdownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LETDOWN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LETDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does LETDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A feeling of disappointment that follows something which failed to live up to what was hoped for.
The word suits events that were built up in advance and then felt flat, such as a film ending or a long-awaited meeting. In nursing and dairy farming a letdown is also the reflex that makes milk flow.
How LETDOWN is used
Used as a countable noun in everyday speech, often in the pattern "what a letdown".
- After weeks of hype, the final episode was a real letdown.
- The quiet ending felt like a letdown to most of the audience.
- Her trip to the famous bridge turned out to be a letdown in the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LETDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LETDOWN
1 longer words begin with LETDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in LETDOWN
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Common questions about LETDOWN
- Is LETDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LETDOWN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LETDOWN worth?
- LETDOWN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LETDOWN mean?
- A feeling of disappointment that follows something which failed to live up to what was hoped for.
- What letters can be added to LETDOWN?
- LETDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LETDOWN:
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