THINDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. THINDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THINDOWN?
| 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 THINDOWN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THINDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thindownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THINDOWN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THINDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THINDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THINDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reduction in the number of very high energy particles that reach the earth's atmosphere from space.
Physicists use thindown for the drop in cosmic-ray particles, especially protons, arriving at the top of the air. The term is rare and belongs to old cosmic-ray research.
How THINDOWN is used
A rare technical noun from particle and space physics.
- The instruments recorded a thindown in cosmic particles.
- A thindown followed the solar storm.
- The report explained the thindown with a graph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THINDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THINDOWN
1 longer words begin with THINDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in THINDOWN
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Common questions about THINDOWN
- Is THINDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THINDOWN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THINDOWN worth?
- THINDOWN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THINDOWN mean?
- A reduction in the number of very high energy particles that reach the earth's atmosphere from space.
- What letters can be added to THINDOWN?
- THINDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THINDOWN:
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