Tunnel
/ˈtʌn(ə)l/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Tunnel
noun
- An underground or underwater passage.
- A passage through or under some obstacle.
- A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.
- A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure.
- A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
verb
- To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.
- To dig a tunnel.
- To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).
- To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.
- To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.
Anagrams of Tunnel
Letter Values
t1
u1
n1
n1
e1
l1
Total: 6 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tunnel
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 "Tunnel"
Tunnel is a 6-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tunnel" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tunnel" is a low-scoring word.