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Bottlenecks

b 3o 1t 1t 1l 1e 1n 1e 1c 3k 5s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 11 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of bottleneck

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bottlenecks mean?

noun

  1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

    Synonymsconstrictionchokepoint

  2. the narrow part of a bottle near the top

verb

  1. slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

    “His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system”

  2. become narrow, like a bottleneck

    “Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”

Definitions shown for bottleneck, the base form of bottlenecks.

Is BOTTLENECKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BOTTLENECKS worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
b 3o 1t 1t 1l 1e 1n 1e 1c 3k 5s 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
b 4o 1t 1t 1l 2e 1n 2e 1c 4k 5s 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
b 4o 1t 1t 1l 1e 1n 1e 1c 4k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4o 1t 1t 1l 2e 1n 1e 1c 3k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BOTTLENECKS

Words that end like BOTTLENECKS

Common words that share the ending -ECKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

turtleneckscheckswrecksshipwrecksflecksspecksdecksneckspecks
All words ending in -ECKS

Bottlenecks: quick answers

Is BOTTLENECKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BOTTLENECKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BOTTLENECKS worth?
BOTTLENECKS scores 19 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bottlenecks mean?
bottlenecks is the plural and third-person singular form of bottleneck, which means “a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BOTTLENECKS?
You can make 550 shorter words from BOTTLENECKS, such as BOTTLENECK, BLONCKET, BECKETS, BECKONS. See the full list.