thalweg
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/ˈtaːlvɛç/(UK)
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/ˈtaːlvɛç/(UK) · /ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/(UK) · /ˈθɑːlwɛɡ/(UK) · /ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/(US)
Definition of thalweg
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
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Etymology
Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”).
Words you can make from thalweg
93 playable · top: WEALTH (12 pts)
Best play wealth 12 points5-letter words
5 words4-letter words
30 words- THAW 10 pts
- THEW 10 pts
- WHAT 10 pts
- WHET 10 pts
- GHAT 8 pts
- WAGE 8 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- TWAE 7 pts
- WALE 7 pts
- WEAL 7 pts
- WELT 7 pts
- WETA 7 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GATE 5 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GETA 5 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
3-letter words
41 words- HAW 9 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- WHA 9 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- WAG 7 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- TAW 6 pts
- TEW 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TWA 6 pts
- WAE 6 pts
- WAT 6 pts
- WET 6 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
2-letter words
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