thistledown
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- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
Definition of thistledown
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
“Yet, let me not reproach myself, since the blame is due to her lightness of heart, her fickle fancy—no stabler than gossamer or thistledown—which the first wanton breath wafts elsewhere.”
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Etymology
From thistle + down.
Words you can make from thistledown
200+ playable · top: DISHTOWEL (16 pts)
Best play dishtowel 16 points8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
62 words- HOWDIES 14 pts
- WHISTED 14 pts
- HOWLETS 13 pts
- TOWNISH 13 pts
- WETTISH 13 pts
- WHISTLE 13 pts
- WHITENS 13 pts
- WHITEST 13 pts
- WHITTLE 13 pts
- DOLTISH 11 pts
- HOIDENS 11 pts
- HOISTED 11 pts
- HONDLES 11 pts
- INDWELT 11 pts
- LETDOWN 11 pts
- LITHOED 11 pts
- SHITTED 11 pts
- SHOTTED 11 pts
- SWINDLE 11 pts
- SWOTTED 11 pts
- TWISTED 11 pts
- WILDEST 11 pts
- WINDLES 11 pts
- WINTLED 11 pts
- ENTWIST 10 pts
- EOLITHS 10 pts
- ETHIONS 10 pts
- HISTONE 10 pts
- HOLIEST 10 pts
- HOSTILE 10 pts
- HOTLINE 10 pts
- HOTTIES 10 pts
- LITHEST 10 pts
- LITHOES 10 pts
- NEOLITH 10 pts
- OWLIEST 10 pts
- SHOTTEN 10 pts
- THISTLE 10 pts
- TOWLINE 10 pts
- TOWNIES 10 pts
- TOWNLET 10 pts
- TWINSET 10 pts
- WINTLES 10 pts
- WITTOLS 10 pts
- DENTILS 8 pts
- DENTIST 8 pts
- DISTENT 8 pts
- DOTIEST 8 pts
- DOTTELS 8 pts
- DOTTLES 8 pts
- INDOLES 8 pts
- LENTOID 8 pts
- SLITTED 8 pts
- SLOTTED 8 pts
- STILTED 8 pts
- STINTED 8 pts
- ENTOILS 7 pts
- LITOTES 7 pts
- ONLIEST 7 pts
- TOILETS 7 pts
- TONIEST 7 pts
- TONLETS 7 pts
6-letter words
124 words- HOWDIE 13 pts
- HOWLED 13 pts
- SHOWED 13 pts
- HOWLET 12 pts
- LOWISH 12 pts
- NEWISH 12 pts
- OWLISH 12 pts
- SWITHE 12 pts
- DELISH 10 pts
- DHOLES 10 pts
- DHOTIS 10 pts
- DISOWN 10 pts
- DOWELS 10 pts
- DWINES 10 pts
- ENDOWS 10 pts
- HILTED 10 pts
- HINTED 10 pts
- HISTED 10 pts
- HOIDEN 10 pts
- HOISED 10 pts
- HOLDEN 10 pts
- HONDLE 10 pts
- HONIED 10 pts
- HOSTED 10 pts
- HOTTED 10 pts
- INDOWS 10 pts
- NOSHED 10 pts
- OLDISH 10 pts
- SHIELD 10 pts
- SHINED 10 pts
- SLOWED 10 pts
- SNOWED 10 pts
- STOWED 10 pts
- THOLED 10 pts
- TITHED 10 pts
- TWINED 10 pts
- EOLITH 9 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- ETHNOS 9 pts
- HELIOS 9 pts
- HELOTS 9 pts
- HOLIES 9 pts
- HOLIST 9 pts
- HONEST 9 pts
- HOSTEL 9 pts
- HOTELS 9 pts
- HOTTIE 9 pts
- ISOHEL 9 pts
- LITHOS 9 pts
- LOWEST 9 pts
- NOWISE 9 pts
- OWLETS 9 pts
- SHTETL 9 pts
- TENTHS 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- THEIST 9 pts
- THIOLS 9 pts
- THOLES 9 pts
- TILTHS 9 pts
- TITHES 9 pts
- TONISH 9 pts
- TOWELS 9 pts
- TOWIES 9 pts
- TOWNIE 9 pts
- TWINES 9 pts
- DELIST 7 pts
- DENTIL 7 pts
- DITTOS 7 pts
- DONSIE 7 pts
- DOTTEL 7 pts
- DOTTLE 7 pts
- IDENTS 7 pts
- IDLEST 7 pts
- INDOLE 7 pts
- INDOLS 7 pts
- LINTED 7 pts
- LISTED 7 pts
- LODENS 7 pts
- LOTTED 7 pts
- NOISED 7 pts
- OLDEST 7 pts
- OLDIES 7 pts
- ONSIDE 7 pts
- SILOED 7 pts
- SILTED 7 pts
- SOILED 7 pts
- SOTTED 7 pts
- STOLED 7 pts
- STOLID 7 pts
- STONED 7 pts
- TEINDS 7 pts
- TILDES 7 pts
- TILTED 7 pts
- TINTED 7 pts
- TITLED 7 pts
- TODIES 7 pts
- TOILED 7 pts
- TOITED 7 pts
- ELINTS 6 pts
- ELOINS 6 pts
- ENLIST 6 pts
- ENTOIL 6 pts
- INLETS 6 pts
- INSOLE 6 pts
- INTELS 6 pts
- LENTOS 6 pts
- LESION 6 pts
- LISTEN 6 pts
- LITEST 6 pts
- LITTEN 6 pts
- LOTTES 6 pts
- OLEINS 6 pts
- SILENT 6 pts
- SITTEN 6 pts
- STOLEN 6 pts
- STOTIN 6 pts
- TELSON 6 pts
- TESTON 6 pts
- TINSEL 6 pts
- TITLES 6 pts
- TOILES 6 pts
- TOILET 6 pts
- TONLET 6 pts
- TONSIL 6 pts
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