Definition of breakdowns

"breakdowns" in the noun sense

1. dislocation, breakdown

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

"the social dislocations resulting from government policies"

"his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

2. breakdown, crack-up

a mental or physical breakdown

3. decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction, breakdown

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

4. breakdown, equipment failure

a cessation of normal operation

"there was a power breakdown"

5. breakdown, partitioning

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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breakdowns in Scrabble®

The word breakdowns is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters breakdowns:

BREAKDOWNS
(189)
BREAKDOWNS
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

bankers, bedwork, bonkers, boranes, branked, broaden, browned, browsed, darkens, debarks, downers, knowers, onwards, rebonds, seaworn, snarked, swanked, swanker, wanders, wardens, wonders

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word breakdowns

BREAKDOWNS
(189)
BREAKDOWNS
(189)
BREAKDOWNS
(126)
BREAKDOWNS
(126)
BREAKDOWNS
(100)
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(88)
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(80)
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(80)
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(80)
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(80)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(66)
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(64)
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(63)
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(54)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(52)
BREAKDOWNS
(48)
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(48)
BREAKDOWNS
(46)
BREAKDOWNS
(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
BREAKDOWNS
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
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(38)
BREAKDOWNS
(30)
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(29)
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(28)
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(27)
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(27)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(24)
BREAKDOWNS
(24)
BREAKDOWNS
(23)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In breakdowns

BREAKDOWNS
(189)
BREAKDOWNS
(189)
BREAKDOWNS
(126)
BREAKDOWNS
(126)
BEDWORK
(118 = 68 + 50)
BEDWORK
(116 = 66 + 50)
BEDWORK
(113 = 63 + 50)
BEDWORK
(113 = 63 + 50)
SWANKED
(110 = 60 + 50)
BEDWORK
(110 = 60 + 50)
SWANKED
(110 = 60 + 50)
KNOWERS
(107 = 57 + 50)
SWANKER
(107 = 57 + 50)
SWANKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRANKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
DEBARKS
(107 = 57 + 50)
BEDWORK
(107 = 57 + 50)
SWANKER
(106 = 56 + 50)
KNOWERS
(106 = 56 + 50)
BRANKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
DEBARKS
(106 = 56 + 50)
BEDWORK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BANKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
BONKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
BEDWORK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BEDWORK
(104 = 54 + 50)
SWANKER
(104 = 54 + 50)
BONKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
KNOWERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
KNOWERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
BANKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
BONKERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
BROWNED
(102 = 52 + 50)
BROWSED
(102 = 52 + 50)
BANKERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
BROWNED
(101 = 51 + 50)
SWANKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BROWSED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DARKENS
(101 = 51 + 50)
BROWSED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DARKENS
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEBARKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
BRANKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEDWORK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BROWNED
(101 = 51 + 50)
SNARKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
SWANKED
(100 = 50 + 50)
BREAKDOWNS
(100)
BONKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKER
(98 = 48 + 50)
BROWNED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DARKENS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BANKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEBARKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
SNARKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEBARKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BROWSED
(98 = 48 + 50)
SWANKED
(96 = 46 + 50)
BEDWORK
(96 = 46 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBARKS
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBARKS
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBARKS
(95 = 45 + 50)
WARDENS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
WONDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBARKS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEBARKS
(95 = 45 + 50)
WANDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DOWNERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BROWSED
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOWERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BROWNED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
SWANKER
(95 = 45 + 50)
ONWARDS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SNARKED
(94 = 44 + 50)
BEDWORK
(94 = 44 + 50)
ONWARDS
(94 = 44 + 50)
BEDWORK
(94 = 44 + 50)
WARDENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SWANKED
(94 = 44 + 50)
BEDWORK
(94 = 44 + 50)
WONDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
WANDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
DOWNERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SWANKER
(94 = 44 + 50)
BROWSED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BONKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
DARKENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRANKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWSED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BONKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BANKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BANKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BONKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BONKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEBARKS
(92 = 42 + 50)
KNOWERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BANKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWSED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWSED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRANKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEAWORN
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
SWANKER
(92 = 42 + 50)
BANKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEAWORN
(92 = 42 + 50)
BROWNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BONKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BEDWORK
(92 = 42 + 50)
BANKERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNARKED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BEDWORK
(90 = 40 + 50)
KNOWERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SEAWORN
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEBARKS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BROADEN
(90 = 40 + 50)
REBONDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SWANKER
(90 = 40 + 50)
SWANKED
(90 = 40 + 50)
BEDWORK
(90 = 40 + 50)
WARDENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DARKENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONKERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ONWARDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BROADEN
(89 = 39 + 50)
WONDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DARKENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
REBONDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
WANDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DARKENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BROWNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BANKERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DARKENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
WARDENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DOWNERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
WANDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
WONDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BROWSED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DARKENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SNARKED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BRANKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
KNOWERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
BREAKDOWNS
(88)
BEDWORK
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEDWORK
(88 = 38 + 50)
KNOWERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
SNARKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEDWORK
(88 = 38 + 50)
SWANKER
(88 = 38 + 50)
DOWNERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEDWORK
(88 = 38 + 50)
DEBARKS
(88 = 38 + 50)
DEBARKS
(88 = 38 + 50)
SWANKED
(88 = 38 + 50)
ONWARDS
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEDWORK
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNARKED
(86 = 36 + 50)
WANDERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ONWARDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BROADEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ONWARDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WANDERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEDWORK
(86 = 36 + 50)
ONWARDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOWNERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOWNERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SWANKER
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOWNERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WARDENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WARDENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOWNERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WANDERS
(86 = 36 + 50)

breakdowns in Words With Friends™

The word breakdowns is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters breakdowns:

BREAKDOWNS
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

bankers, bedwork, bonkers, boranes, branked, broaden, browned, browsed, darkens, debarks, downers, knowers, onwards, rebonds, seaworn, snarked, swanked, swanker, wanders, wardens, wonders

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word breakdowns

BREAKDOWNS
(306)
BREAKDOWNS
(252)
BREAKDOWNS
(144)
BREAKDOWNS
(144)
BREAKDOWNS
(104)
BREAKDOWNS
(104)
BREAKDOWNS
(102)
BREAKDOWNS
(102)
BREAKDOWNS
(96)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
BREAKDOWNS
(88)
BREAKDOWNS
(88)
BREAKDOWNS
(84)
BREAKDOWNS
(80)
BREAKDOWNS
(78)
BREAKDOWNS
(72)
BREAKDOWNS
(68)
BREAKDOWNS
(60)
BREAKDOWNS
(56)
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(56)
BREAKDOWNS
(52)
BREAKDOWNS
(48)
BREAKDOWNS
(44)
BREAKDOWNS
(44)
BREAKDOWNS
(44)
BREAKDOWNS
(44)
BREAKDOWNS
(35)
BREAKDOWNS
(32)
BREAKDOWNS
(32)
BREAKDOWNS
(30)
BREAKDOWNS
(29)
BREAKDOWNS
(28)
BREAKDOWNS
(28)
BREAKDOWNS
(28)
BREAKDOWNS
(28)
BREAKDOWNS
(27)
BREAKDOWNS
(27)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(26)
BREAKDOWNS
(25)
BREAKDOWNS
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In breakdowns

BREAKDOWNS
(306)
BREAKDOWNS
(252)
BREAKDOWNS
(144)
BREAKDOWNS
(144)
BEDWORK
(125 = 90 + 35)
SWANKED
(125 = 90 + 35)
BRANKED
(125 = 90 + 35)
BEDWORK
(125 = 90 + 35)
SWANKED
(119 = 84 + 35)
BEDWORK
(119 = 84 + 35)
BEDWORK
(119 = 84 + 35)
BEDWORK
(119 = 84 + 35)
DEBARKS
(116 = 81 + 35)
SWANKER
(116 = 81 + 35)
SWANKER
(116 = 81 + 35)
DARKENS
(116 = 81 + 35)
KNOWERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
DEBARKS
(116 = 81 + 35)
KNOWERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BANKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BONKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
SNARKED
(116 = 81 + 35)
BANKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BANKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BONKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BONKERS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BEDWORK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BEDWORK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRANKED
(113 = 78 + 35)
BEDWORK
(113 = 78 + 35)
DEBARKS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BANKERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
KNOWERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BONKERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BROWNED
(110 = 75 + 35)
BANKERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BROWNED
(110 = 75 + 35)
BONKERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
DARKENS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BROWNED
(110 = 75 + 35)
KNOWERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
BROWSED
(107 = 72 + 35)
WONDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
WANDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDWORK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BROWSED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRANKED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDWORK
(107 = 72 + 35)
SWANKED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BROWSED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDWORK
(107 = 72 + 35)
DOWNERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
DARKENS
(104 = 69 + 35)
KNOWERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SWANKER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BANKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROWNED
(104 = 69 + 35)
DARKENS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BONKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROWNED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROWNED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BREAKDOWNS
(104)
KNOWERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROWNED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BREAKDOWNS
(104)
BREAKDOWNS
(102)
BREAKDOWNS
(102)
ONWARDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
WARDENS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BRANKED
(101 = 66 + 35)
REBONDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SWANKED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROADEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROWSED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROWSED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROWSED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BRANKED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BRANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
SWANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
BRANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
SWANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
BRANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
SWANKED
(99 = 64 + 35)
SEAWORN
(98 = 63 + 35)
BORANES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEAWORN
(98 = 63 + 35)
SWANKER
(98 = 63 + 35)
WAKENS
(96)
BREAKDOWNS
(96)
BEDWORK
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROWNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKER
(95 = 60 + 35)
KNOWERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
KNOWERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROWSED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WONDERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
KNOWERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BANKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BANKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKER
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEBARKS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEBARKS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WARDENS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WARDENS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEDWORK
(95 = 60 + 35)
WANDERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROADEN
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKER
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROADEN
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROWNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEBARKS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BANKERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BROWNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
SWANKED
(95 = 60 + 35)
WAKERS
(93)
BAKERS
(93)
DEBARKS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BANKERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SWANKER
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNARKED
(92 = 57 + 35)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
DEBARKS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEAWORN
(92 = 57 + 35)
DEBARKS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEAWORN
(92 = 57 + 35)
KNOWERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
KNOWERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SWANKER
(92 = 57 + 35)
BONKERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SWANKER
(92 = 57 + 35)
BROWNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DARKENS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BREAKDOWNS
(92)
BORANES
(92 = 57 + 35)
BROWSED
(91 = 56 + 35)
BROWSED
(91 = 56 + 35)
BEDWORK
(91 = 56 + 35)
BROWSED
(91 = 56 + 35)
DOWNERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
BRANKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
WARDENS
(89 = 54 + 35)
WANDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
BROWSED
(89 = 54 + 35)
WONDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
REBONDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
WANDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
DOWNERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ONWARDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
REBONDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
WONDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
BRANKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
ONWARDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SWANKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
SWANKED
(89 = 54 + 35)
BREAKDOWNS
(88)
BREAKDOWNS
(88)
SWANKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
BANKED
(87)
SNARKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
SNARKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
DARKENS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SNARKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
BEDWORK
(87 = 52 + 35)
BONKED
(87)
BRANKED
(87 = 52 + 35)
DARKENS
(87 = 52 + 35)
DARKENS
(87 = 52 + 35)
BORANES
(86 = 51 + 35)
BROWNED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DARKENS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SNARKED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DARKENS
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEBARKS
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEBARKS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEAWORN
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEBARKS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SNARKED
(86 = 51 + 35)
KNOWERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BANKERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SWANKER
(86 = 51 + 35)
BANKERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BONKERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BONKERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BONKERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BROWNED
(86 = 51 + 35)
SWANKER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SWANKER
(86 = 51 + 35)
DARKENS
(86 = 51 + 35)
KNOWERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SNARKED
(86 = 51 + 35)

Words within the letters of breakdowns

2 letter words in breakdowns (16 words)

8 letter words in breakdowns (4 words)

9 letter words in breakdowns (3 words)

10 letter words in breakdowns (1 word)

breakdowns + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence breakdowns

Words that start with breakdowns (1 word)

Words with breakdowns in them (1 word)

Words that end with breakdowns (1 word)

Word Growth involving breakdowns

Shorter words in breakdowns

re reak break breakdown

do down breakdown

ow own down breakdown

do down downs

ow own down downs

ow own owns downs

Longer words containing breakdowns

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