DOWFNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOWFNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DOWFNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWFNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWFNESS
No single letter turns DOWFNESS into another word.
How DOWFNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOWFNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWFNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DOWFNESS
1 longer words begin with DOWFNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWFNESS
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Common questions about DOWFNESS
- Is DOWFNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWFNESS is not in it.
- How many points is DOWFNESS worth?
- DOWFNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOWFNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DOWFNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOWFNESS:
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