Is THISTLEDOWN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THISTLEDOWN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THISTLEDOWN mean?
- noun
pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) = 18 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 THISTLEDOWN
Single letters that turn THISTLEDOWN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from THISTLEDOWN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dishtowel16
- whistled15
- whittled15
- whittles14
- howdies14
- whisted14
- howlets13
- townish13
- wettish13
- whistle13
- whitens13
- whitest13
- whittle13
- howdie13
- howled13
- showed13
- whiled13
- whined13
- whited13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- downiest12
- hedonist12
- letdowns12
- howlet12
- lowish12
- newish12
- owlish12
- swithe12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whines12
- whiten12
- whites12
- wholes12
- whosit12
- withes12
- dhows12
- whids12
- width12
- holstein11
- hotlines11
- neoliths11
- towlines11
- townlets11
- townsite11
- doltish11
- hoidens11
- hoisted11
- hondles11
- indwelt11
- letdown11
- lithoed11
- shitted11
- shotted11
- swindle11
- swotted11
- twisted11
- wildest11
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