Scrabble Word Finder

BEATDOWN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points

Yes for Scrabble. BEATDOWN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

b3e1a1t1d2o1w4n1
PlayableBEATDOWN · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BEATDOWN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.13%

Our own measure of how useful BEATDOWN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BEATDOWN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

beatdowns15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BEATDOWN scores

Scrabble b3e1a1t1d2o1w4n1 14
Words with Friends b4e1a1t1d2o1w4n2 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in BEATDOWN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
e112
a19
t16
d14
o18
w12
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEATDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BEATDOWN

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of BEATDOWN

downbeat14

The 8 tiles of BEATDOWN in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BEATDOWN

beatdowns15

1 longer words begin with BEATDOWN.

Shorter words from the letters in BEATDOWN

batoned10 bowned12 wanted10 wonted10 banted9 boated9 obtend9 onbeat8 atoned7 donate7 bowed11 bowat10 bowet10 bowne10 adown9 awned9 dawen9 dewan9 downa9 endow9 nowed9 owned9 tawed9 towed9 waned9 abode8 adbot8 adobe8 aweto8 baned8 bated8 boned8 baton7 beano7 bento7 beton7 anode6 anted6 noted6 toned6

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Common questions about BEATDOWN

Is BEATDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEATDOWN is not in it.
How many points is BEATDOWN worth?
BEATDOWN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BEATDOWN?
BEATDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BEATDOWN:

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