Is TUMBLEWEEDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUMBLEWEEDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUMBLEWEEDS mean?
Tumbleweeds is a form of TUMBLEWEED.
- noun
any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
- noun
prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
- noun
bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
- noun
bushy plant of western United States
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + W (4) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 TUMBLEWEEDS
TUMBLEWEEDS 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 TUMBLEWEEDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tumbleweed18
- blueweeds15
- blueweed14
- stewbum14
- stumbled13
- bluestem12
- tweedles12
- bemused12
- dumbest12
- tumbled12
- umbeled12
- bedews12
- dweebs12
- mewled12
- lewdest11
- stumble11
- tumbles11
- tweedle11
- blumed11
- embeds11
- bedew11
- dweeb11
- mewed11
- beetled10
- bustled10
- smelted10
- bemuse10
- beseem10
- besmut10
- blumes10
- slewed10
- stewed10
- tumble10
- tweeds10
- umbels10
- umbles10
- wedels10
- weeted10
- welted10
- dumbs10
- embed10
- mewls10
- beetles9
- emeutes9
- bedels9
- belted9
- bested9
- bestud9
- bleeds9
- busted9
- butled9
- debuts9
- etwees9
- melted9
- musted9
- seemed9
- teemed9
- blume9
- dwelt9
- sebum9
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