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Tailspin

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters
Definition of Tailspin

noun

  1. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.

    "The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin."

  2. A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.

    "Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin."

  3. Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

    "The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent."

verb

  1. Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
  2. To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Anagrams of Tailspin

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "tailspin":

alpinistantislippintails

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tailspin" and rearranging:

+ccisplatin
+gplaitings
+mpalmitins
+salpiniststailspins
Related Word Patterns
TA...Words starting with "ta"...INWords ending with "in"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "tailspin"
Letter Values
t1
a1
i1
l1
s1
p3
i1
n1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Tailspin
abscisinabstainacetinacetophenetidinacrasinacroleinactinactinomycinactomyosinacyloinadjoinadrenalin
Related 8-Letter Words
tabanidstabardedtabaretstabbisestabbyingtaberingtabeticstableaustableauxtablefultabletedtabletoptabloidstabooingtabooley

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 "Tailspin"

Tailspin is a 8-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tailspin" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Tailspin" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tailspin" is a medium-scoring word.