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Meltdown

m 3e 1l 1t 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common

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

What does meltdown mean?

noun

  1. severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

    Synonymsnuclear meltdown

  2. a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

    “there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933”

Is MELTDOWN 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 MELTDOWN worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
m 3e 1l 1t 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
m 4e 1l 2t 1d 2o 1w 4n 2

Wordfeud

14 pts
m 3e 1l 1t 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
m 3e 1l 2t 1d 2o 1w 5n 1

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

Words from the letters in MELTDOWN

Hooks for MELTDOWN

Add one letter to the front or back of MELTDOWN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

meltdowns

Words that end like MELTDOWN

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

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All words ending in -OWN

Meltdown: quick answers

Is MELTDOWN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MELTDOWN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MELTDOWN worth?
MELTDOWN scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does meltdown mean?
As a noun, meltdown means “severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MELTDOWN?
You can make 195 shorter words from MELTDOWN, such as LETDOWN, MOWED, DOWLNE, LOWNED. See the full list.