breakdown
NOUN
/breɪk,daʊn/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
breakdown is a valid 9-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3R1E1A1K5D2O1W4N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does breakdown mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
“his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London”
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2
A cessation of normal operation.
“there was a power breakdown”
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3
An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.
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4
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
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5
A mental or physical breakdown.
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