avalanche
VERBNOUN
/ævə,lænʧ/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
avalanche is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1V4A1L1A1N1C3H4E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does avalanche mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain.
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things.
“the program brought an avalanche of mail”
BROADER