Is THISTLEDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THISTLEDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THISTLEDOWNS mean?
Thistledowns is a form of THISTLEDOWN.
- 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
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) = 19 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 THISTLEDOWNS
THISTLEDOWNS 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 THISTLEDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thistledown18
- dishtowels17
- dishtowel16
- slideshow16
- sideshow15
- snowshed15
- whistled15
- whittled15
- showiest14
- thowless14
- whistles14
- whittles14
- howdies14
- swished14
- whisted14
- dishonest13
- hedonists13
- snowslide13
- stonished13
- howlets13
- slowish13
- townish13
- wettish13
- whistle13
- whitens13
- whitest13
- whittle13
- whosits13
- howdie13
- howled13
- showed13
- whiled13
- whined13
- whited13
- widths13
- wished13
- withed13
- holsteins12
- townsites12
- downiest12
- downless12
- hedonist12
- letdowns12
- swindles12
- wildness12
- windless12
- howlet12
- lowish12
- newish12
- owlish12
- swithe12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whines12
- whists12
- whiten12
- whites12
- wholes12
- whosis12
- whosit12
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