TUMBLEDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TUMBLEDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMBLEDOWN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMBLEDOWN is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMBLEDOWN
No single letter turns TUMBLEDOWN into another word.
How TUMBLEDOWN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TUMBLEDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| 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 TUMBLEDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TUMBLEDOWN
- All 10 letters of TUMBLEDOWN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TUMBLEDOWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Falling or fallen into ruin, as an old building in poor repair.
A tumbledown cottage is one with sagging walls and a roof near collapse. The word suits abandoned farms and sheds, and it has a picturesque rather than a dangerous ring.
How TUMBLEDOWN is used
Used before a noun, mainly of houses, walls and sheds.
- They bought a tumbledown cottage at the edge of the village.
- The tumbledown barn leaned against the hill.
- Ivy covered the tumbledown wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMBLEDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMBLEDOWN
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Common questions about TUMBLEDOWN
- Is TUMBLEDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMBLEDOWN, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMBLEDOWN worth?
- TUMBLEDOWN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMBLEDOWN mean?
- Falling or fallen into ruin, as an old building in poor repair.
- What letters can be added to TUMBLEDOWN?
- No single letter can be added to TUMBLEDOWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TUMBLEDOWN:
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