TUMBLEWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TUMBLEWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMBLEWEED?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMBLEWEED is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMBLEWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tumbleweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUMBLEWEED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TUMBLEWEED, 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 | 3 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMBLEWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUMBLEWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dry plant that breaks off at the root and is rolled along by the wind in a light ball.
In films about the American West, a tumbleweed drifting down a street signals emptiness. In real life the seeds spread as the plant rolls, so a single plant can scatter them over a wide area.
How TUMBLEWEED is used
Typical of dry, open country; also a film symbol of desolation.
- A tumbleweed bounced across the empty road.
- Wind pushed a tumbleweed against the fence.
- Farmers fight the tumbleweed because it spreads so quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMBLEWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMBLEWEED
1 longer words begin with TUMBLEWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMBLEWEED
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Common questions about TUMBLEWEED
- Is TUMBLEWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMBLEWEED, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMBLEWEED worth?
- TUMBLEWEED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMBLEWEED mean?
- A dry plant that breaks off at the root and is rolled along by the wind in a light ball.
- What letters can be added to TUMBLEWEED?
- TUMBLEWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TUMBLEWEED:
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