Bottlenecks

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:23 pts11 letters
Definition of Bottlenecks

noun

  1. The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
  2. In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
  3. (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

    "It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck."

verb

  1. To slow by causing a bottleneck.

    "The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning."

  2. To form a bottleneck.

    "The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning."

Anagrams of Bottlenecks

No exact anagrams found for "bottlenecks". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bottlenecks"

Bottlenecks is a 11-letter word that scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Bottlenecks" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bottlenecks" is a high-scoring word.