snowstorm

Meanings

Noun

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
A snow globe.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).

Synonyms

blizzard, snow globe, snowdome

Scrabble Score: 14

snowstorm is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
snowstorm is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snowstorm is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

snowstorm is a valid Words With Friends word