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Is breakdown a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word breakdown is a Scrabble US word. The word breakdown is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is breakdown a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word breakdown is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

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Is breakdown a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word breakdown is a Words With Friends word. The word breakdown is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

BREAKDOWN,

8-letter words (2 found)

BEADWORK,RAWBONED,

7-letter words (6 found)

BANDORE,BRANKED,BRAWNED,BROADEN,BROWNED,RAWBONE,

6-letter words (40 found)

ABORNE,AWOKEN,BANDER,BANKED,BANKER,BARKED,BARKEN,BARNED,BOAKED,BONDER,BONKED,BORANE,BORKED,BOWNED,BRAKED,BROKED,BROKEN,BRONDE,BROWED,DANKER,DARKEN,DAWNER,DEBARK,DOWNER,KNOWER,NARKED,ONWARD,RANKED,REDOWA,ROBAND,WANDER,WANKED,WANKER,WARDEN,WARKED,WARNED,WEAKON,WONDER,WORKED,WROKEN,

5-letter words (115 found)

ABODE,ABORD,ABORE,ADOBE,ADORE,ADORN,ADOWN,ANDRO,ANKER,ANODE,ARDEB,ARKED,AWNED,AWNER,AWOKE,AWORK,BAKED,BAKEN,BAKER,BANED,BARDE,BARDO,BARED,BARON,BEANO,BEARD,BERKO,BOARD,BOKED,BONED,BONER,BORAK,BORDE,BORED,BORNA,BORNE,BOWED,BOWER,BOWNE,BRAKE,BRAND,BRANE,BRANK,BRAWN,BREAD,BREAK,BROAD,BROKE,BROND,BROWN,DAKER,DAWEN,DEARN,DEBAR,DENAR,DEWAN,DEWAR,DOBRA,DONER,DORBA,DOWAR,DOWER,DOWNA,DRAKE,DRANK,DRAWN,DROKE,DRONE,DROWN,ENDOW,KAWED,KEBAR,KENDO,KNAWE,KNEAD,KNOWE,KOBAN,KRONA,KRONE,NAKED,NAKER,NERKA,NOWED,OAKED,OAKEN,OAKER,OARED,ORBED,OREAD,OWNED,OWNER,RADON,RAKED,RANKE,REDAN,REDON,REWAN,REWON,ROBED,ROKED,RONDE,ROWAN,ROWED,ROWEN,ROWND,WADER,WAKED,WAKEN,WAKER,WANED,WARED,WOKEN,WOKER,WREAK,WROKE,

4-letter words (169 found)

ABED,ABER,AEON,AERO,AKED,ANEW,ANOW,ARED,AREW,AROW,AWED,BADE,BAKE,BAND,BANE,BANK,BARD,BARE,BARK,BARN,BAWD,BAWK,BAWN,BAWR,BEAD,BEAK,BEAN,BEAR,BEND,BERK,BOAK,BOAR,BODE,BOKE,BONA,BOND,BONE,BONK,BORA,BORD,BORE,BORK,BORN,BOWR,BRAD,BRAE,BRAK,BRAN,BRAW,BRED,BREN,BREW,BROD,BROW,DANK,DARB,DARE,DARK,DARN,DAWK,DAWN,DEAN,DEAR,DEAW,DERN,DERO,DOAB,DOBE,DOEK,DOEN,DOER,DONA,DONE,DORB,DORE,DORK,DOWN,DRAB,DRAW,DREK,DREW,DROW,EARD,EARN,EBON,ENOW,EOAN,KADE,KAED,KANE,KAON,KARN,KARO,KBAR,KENO,KERB,KERN,KERO,KNAR,KNEW,KNOB,KNOW,KOAN,KOND,KORA,KORE,KRAB,NABE,NABK,NARD,NARE,NARK,NEAR,NERD,NERK,NEWB,NODE,NORK,ODEA,OKRA,ONER,ORAD,OWED,OWER,OWRE,RADE,RAKE,RAND,RANK,RAWN,READ,REAK,REAN,REDO,REND,RENK,RENO,ROAD,ROAN,ROBE,RODE,ROED,ROKE,RONE,WADE,WAKE,WAND,WANE,WANK,WARB,WARD,WARE,WARK,WARN,WEAK,WEAN,WEAR,WEKA,WENA,WEND,WERO,WOAD,WOKE,WONK,WORD,WORE,WORK,WORN,WREN,

3-letter words (110 found)

ABO,ADO,AKE,AND,ANE,ARB,ARD,ARE,ARK,AWE,AWK,AWN,BAD,BAE,BAN,BAO,BAR,BED,BEN,BOA,BOD,BOK,BON,BOR,BOW,BRA,BRO,DAB,DAE,DAK,DAN,DAW,DEB,DEN,DEW,DOB,DOE,DON,DOR,DOW,EAN,EAR,END,EON,ERA,ERK,ERN,EWK,KAB,KAE,KAW,KEA,KEB,KED,KEN,KOA,KOB,KON,KOR,KOW,NAB,NAE,NAW,NEB,NED,NEK,NEW,NOB,NOD,NOR,NOW,OAK,OAR,OBA,OBE,ODA,ODE,OKA,OKE,ONE,ORA,ORB,ORD,ORE,OWE,OWN,RAD,RAN,RAW,REB,RED,REN,REO,REW,ROB,ROD,ROE,ROK,ROW,WAB,WAD,WAE,WAN,WAR,WEB,WED,WEN,WOE,WOK,WON,

2-letter words (32 found)

AB,AD,AE,AN,AR,AW,BA,BE,BO,DA,DE,DO,EA,ED,EN,ER,EW,KA,KO,NA,NE,NO,OB,OD,OE,OK,ON,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 476 words from breakdown according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of breakdown

breakdown

Alternative forms

  • break-down

Etymology

Deverbal from break down.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/

Noun

breakdown (countable and uncountable, plural breakdowns)

  1. A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
  2. Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
  3. A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
  4. Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
  5. (film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
  6. (chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
  7. (physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
  8. A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
    • 1992, En Vogue, My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (song)
      And now it's time for a breakdown!
  9. (sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
  10. (US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
  11. (US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
  12. (US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
    "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
  13. (music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • break it down

Translations

See also

  • meltdown

References

  • (The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.) 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pg. 694.

Source: wiktionary.org