Definition of tumbleweed

"tumbleweed" in the noun sense

1. tumbleweed

any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass

2. Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Russian cactus, tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia

prickly bushy Eurasian plant a troublesome weed in central and western United States

3. winged pigweed, tumbleweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium

bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds

4. tumbleweed, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans

bushy plant of western United States

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tumbleweed in Scrabble®

The word tumbleweed 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tumbleweed:

TUMBLEWEED
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

beetled, tumbled, tweedle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tumbleweed

TUMBLEWEED
(198)
TUMBLEWEED
(189)
TUMBLEWEED
(132)
TUMBLEWEED
(126)
TUMBLEWEED
(76)
TUMBLEWEED
(76)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TUMBLEWEED
(63)
TUMBLEWEED
(63)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
TUMBLEWEED
(57)
TUMBLEWEED
(48)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
TUMBLEWEED
(38)
TUMBLEWEED
(36)
TUMBLEWEED
(36)
TUMBLEWEED
(32)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(24)
TUMBLEWEED
(24)
TUMBLEWEED
(24)
TUMBLEWEED
(23)
TUMBLEWEED
(23)
TUMBLEWEED
(21)

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

TUMBLEWEED
(198)
TUMBLEWEED
(189)
TUMBLEWEED
(132)
TUMBLEWEED
(126)
TUMBLED
(98 = 48 + 50)
TUMBLED
(95 = 45 + 50)
TUMBLED
(95 = 45 + 50)
TUMBLED
(95 = 45 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(95 = 45 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TUMBLED
(92 = 42 + 50)
BEETLED
(90 = 40 + 50)
TUMBLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEETLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
TUMBLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
TUMBLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
TUMBLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(88 = 38 + 50)
BEETLED
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMBLED
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMBLED
(86 = 36 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
BEETLED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TUMBLED
(82 = 32 + 50)
TUMBLED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TUMBLED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
BEETLED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TUMBLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
TUMBLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
BEETLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
TUMBLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
TUMBLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TUMBLED
(78 = 28 + 50)
TUMBLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUMBLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
BEETLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
BEETLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUMBLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
BEETLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUMBLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUMBLED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(76)
TUMBLEWEED
(76)
TWEEDLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUMBLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUMBLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUMBLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUMBLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUMBLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(74 = 24 + 50)
BEETLED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TUMBLED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
BEETLED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TWEEDLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
BEETLED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TUMBLEWEED
(72)
TWEEDLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
BEETLED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(71 = 21 + 50)
BEETLED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BEETLED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BEETLED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BEETLED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BEETLED
(70 = 20 + 50)
BEETLED
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUMBLED
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUMBLED
(68 = 18 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(67 = 17 + 50)
TUMBLED
(67 = 17 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
BEETLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
BEETLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
TUMBLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
BEETLED
(66 = 16 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(65 = 15 + 50)
TUMBLED
(65 = 15 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(65 = 15 + 50)
BEETLED
(64 = 14 + 50)
TUMBLED
(64 = 14 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
TUMBLED
(64 = 14 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
BEETLED
(64 = 14 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(63)
TUMBLEWEED
(63)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 13 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 13 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 13 + 50)
BEETLED
(63 = 13 + 50)
TWEEDLE
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(62 = 12 + 50)
BEETLED
(61 = 11 + 50)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
TUMBLEWEED
(57)
TUMBLEWEED
(48)
BEDWET
(48)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
TUMBLEWEED
(46)
BEDEW
(45)
DWEEB
(45)
BEDWET
(45)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
DWEEB
(42)
BEDWET
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
MEWED
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(42)
BEDEW
(42)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
TUMBLEWEED
(40)
BEDWET
(39)
MEWED
(39)
TUMBLE
(39)
BLEW
(39)
BEMUD
(39)
DWEEB
(39)
DWELT
(39)
TWEED
(39)
BEDWET
(39)
TUMBLE
(39)
EMBED
(39)
BEDWET
(39)
BEDEW
(38)
TUMBLEWEED
(38)
MEWED
(36)
TUMBLEWEED
(36)
UMBEL
(36)
BELTED
(36)
MEWED
(36)
DWEEB
(36)
BEMUD
(36)
TUMBLEWEED
(36)
MELTED
(36)
BEDWET
(36)
BEDWET
(36)
BEDEW
(36)
DETUBE
(36)
BEDWET
(36)
BEDEW
(36)
TEEMED
(36)
BUDLET
(36)
WELD
(36)
EMBED
(36)
BLEW
(36)
WEED
(36)

tumbleweed in Words With Friends™

The word tumbleweed 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 tumbleweed:

TUMBLEWEED
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

beetled, tumbled, tweedle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tumbleweed

TUMBLEWEED
(306)
TUMBLEWEED
(288)
TUMBLEWEED
(180)
TUMBLEWEED
(180)
TUMBLEWEED
(104)
TUMBLEWEED
(102)
TUMBLEWEED
(102)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TUMBLEWEED
(88)
TUMBLEWEED
(88)
TUMBLEWEED
(78)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(52)
TUMBLEWEED
(48)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(44)
TUMBLEWEED
(38)
TUMBLEWEED
(32)
TUMBLEWEED
(31)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(29)
TUMBLEWEED
(28)
TUMBLEWEED
(27)
TUMBLEWEED
(27)
TUMBLEWEED
(27)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(26)
TUMBLEWEED
(25)
TUMBLEWEED
(24)

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

TUMBLEWEED
(306)
TUMBLEWEED
(288)
TUMBLEWEED
(180)
TUMBLEWEED
(180)
TUMBLED
(119 = 84 + 35)
TUMBLED
(113 = 78 + 35)
TUMBLED
(113 = 78 + 35)
TUMBLED
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUMBLED
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUMBLED
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(104)
TUMBLEWEED
(102)
TUMBLEWEED
(102)
TWEEDLE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BEETLED
(101 = 66 + 35)
TUMBLED
(99 = 64 + 35)
TUMBLED
(99 = 64 + 35)
TUMBLED
(99 = 64 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLEWEED
(96)
TUMBLED
(95 = 60 + 35)
TUMBLED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEETLED
(95 = 60 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEETLED
(95 = 60 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TUMBLEWEED
(92)
TWEEDLE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TUMBLED
(89 = 54 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TUMBLED
(89 = 54 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(88)
TUMBLEWEED
(88)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TUMBLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
BEETLED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(78)
BEETLED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEETLED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEETLED
(77 = 42 + 35)
BEETLED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TUMBLED
(75 = 40 + 35)
TUMBLED
(75 = 40 + 35)
BEDWET
(75)
TUMBLED
(75 = 40 + 35)
TUMBLED
(75 = 40 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
BEETLED
(75 = 40 + 35)
TUMBLE
(72)
BUDLET
(72)
TUMBLE
(72)
TUMBLED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUMBLED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUMBLED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUMBLED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUMBLED
(71 = 36 + 35)
MELTED
(69)
BEDWET
(69)
BELTED
(69)
TUMBLED
(69 = 34 + 35)
TUMBLED
(69 = 34 + 35)
BEETLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
BEETLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
BEETLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TUMBLE
(66)
TUMBLE
(66)
TEEMED
(66)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEMUD
(63)
BEDWET
(63)
TUMBLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
TUMBLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEETLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEETLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEETLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEETLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEETLED
(63 = 28 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEDWET
(63)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
UMBEL
(63)
TWEEDLE
(61 = 26 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(61 = 26 + 35)
BEETLED
(61 = 26 + 35)
BEETLED
(61 = 26 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(61 = 26 + 35)
BEETLED
(61 = 26 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
BEETLE
(60)
DWEEB
(60)
DWEEB
(60)
BUDLET
(60)
EMBED
(60)
MEWED
(60)
DUMB
(60)
TUMBLEWEED
(60)
BEDEW
(60)
BEDEW
(60)
TUMBLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TUMBLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
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BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
BEETLED
(59 = 24 + 35)
TUMBLED
(58 = 23 + 35)
BLEW
(57)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
MELTED
(57)
BEETLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
DETUBE
(57)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
BLUED
(57)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
TUMBLED
(57 = 22 + 35)
BELTED
(57)
BLEW
(57)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLE
(56)
TUMBLED
(56 = 21 + 35)
TUMBLED
(56 = 21 + 35)
TUMBLED
(56 = 21 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLEWEED
(56)
TUMBLE
(56)
TUMBLED
(56 = 21 + 35)
TUMBLED
(55 = 20 + 35)
TUMBLED
(55 = 20 + 35)
TUMBLED
(55 = 20 + 35)
TUMBLED
(55 = 20 + 35)
BEETLED
(55 = 20 + 35)
TUMBLE
(54)
BEETLED
(54 = 19 + 35)
BLEED
(54)
DWELT
(54)
MUTED
(54)
BEETLE
(54)
TUMBLE
(54)
TEEMED
(54)
TUMBLED
(54 = 19 + 35)
BUDLET
(54)
TUMBLED
(54 = 19 + 35)
BLUET
(54)
TUMBLED
(54 = 19 + 35)
BEETLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
BEETLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
TUMBLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
TWEEDLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
BEETLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
TUMBLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
BEETLED
(53 = 18 + 35)
TUMBLED
(52 = 17 + 35)
TUMBLEWEED
(52)
BEDWET
(52)
BEDWET
(52)
UMBEL
(52)

Words within the letters of tumbleweed

2 letter words in tumbleweed (6 words)

6 letter words in tumbleweed (10 words)

7 letter words in tumbleweed (3 words)

10 letter words in tumbleweed (1 word)

tumbleweed + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence tumbleweed

Words that start with tumbleweed (2 words)

Words with tumbleweed in them (1 word)

Words that end with tumbleweed (1 word)

Word Growth involving tumbleweed

Shorter words in tumbleweed

blew

we ewe

tumble

we wee weed

Longer words containing tumbleweed

tumbleweeds