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Is BREAKDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BREAKDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BREAKDOWNS mean?

Breakdowns is a form of BREAKDOWN.

  1. noun

    the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

    “the social dislocations resulting from government policies”

  2. noun

    a mental or physical breakdown

  3. noun

    (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

  4. noun

    a cessation of normal operation

    “there was a power breakdown”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

22

Words With Friends

10

Letters

B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + K (5) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for BREAKDOWNS

BREAKDOWNS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from BREAKDOWNS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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