Definition of washout

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • washout is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • washout is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • washout is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of washout


  • the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) (noun)

    Examples

    1. from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water

    Synonyms

    1. wash
  • someone who is unsuccessful (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dud
    2. flop
  • the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road

See definition of washout in Merriam Webster