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Tumbleweed

t 1u 1m 3b 3l 1e 1w 4e 1e 1d 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Less common

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

What does tumbleweed mean?

noun

  1. any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass

  2. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

    Synonymsrussian thistlerussian tumbleweedrussian cactussalsola kali tenuifolia

  3. bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds

    Synonymswinged pigweedcycloloma atriplicifolium

  4. bushy plant of western United States

    Synonymsamaranthus albusamaranthus graecizans

Is TUMBLEWEED 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 TUMBLEWEED worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
t 1u 1m 3b 3l 1e 1w 4e 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
t 1u 2m 4b 4l 2e 1w 4e 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

20 pts
t 1u 2m 3b 4l 1e 1w 4e 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
t 1u 2m 3b 4l 2e 1w 5e 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in TUMBLEWEED

Hooks for TUMBLEWEED

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tumbleweeds

Words that end like TUMBLEWEED

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

guaranteeddisagreednosebleedrefereedsucceedagreedindeedspeedfeedneedproceedexceedbreedcreedfreedgreeddeedseeddecreedinbreedmisdeedseaweedpureedspreed
All words ending in -EED

Tumbleweed: quick answers

Is TUMBLEWEED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TUMBLEWEED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TUMBLEWEED worth?
TUMBLEWEED scores 18 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tumbleweed mean?
As a noun, tumbleweed means “any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TUMBLEWEED?
You can make 189 shorter words from TUMBLEWEED, such as BLUEWEED, BEMETED, MEWLED, TUMBLED. See the full list.