THISTLEDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. THISTLEDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THISTLEDOWN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THISTLEDOWN is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THISTLEDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thistledownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THISTLEDOWN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THISTLEDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THISTLEDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THISTLEDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The light, silky fluff attached to thistle seeds, which lets the wind carry them away.
Thistledown drifts through summer air in soft white tufts. Poets use thistledown as an image of something weightless, fragile or easily blown about.
How THISTLEDOWN is used
Used in nature writing and poetry as a picture of lightness.
- A cloud of thistledown floated across the meadow.
- The baby's hair was as fine as thistledown.
- The wind scattered the thistledown over the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THISTLEDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THISTLEDOWN
1 longer words begin with THISTLEDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in THISTLEDOWN
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Common questions about THISTLEDOWN
- Is THISTLEDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THISTLEDOWN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THISTLEDOWN worth?
- THISTLEDOWN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THISTLEDOWN mean?
- The light, silky fluff attached to thistle seeds, which lets the wind carry them away.
- What letters can be added to THISTLEDOWN?
- THISTLEDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THISTLEDOWN:
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