Touchdown

/ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:20 pts9 letters
Definition of Touchdown

noun

  1. A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

    "Today I scored my first touchdown."

  2. A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team’s own in-goal to stop the play
  3. A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team’s in-goal)
  4. The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.

    "The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown."

  5. The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
Anagrams of Touchdown

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Touchdown"

Touchdown is a 9-letter word that scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Touchdown" in Word Games

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