DOWNBOUND is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. DOWNBOUND 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.
d2o1w4n1b3o1u1n1d2
PlayableDOWNBOUND · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DOWNBOUND?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful DOWNBOUND is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNBOUND
No single letter turns DOWNBOUND into another word.
How DOWNBOUND scores
Scrabble d2o1w4n1b3o1u1n1d2 16
Words with Friends d2o1w4n2b4o1u2n2d2 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in DOWNBOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWNBOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DOWNBOUND
- DOWNBOUND begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNBOUND
budwood14 wound9 bound8 unwon8 dunno6 dowd9 down8 wood8 bond7 budo7 bund7 doob7 nown7 woon7 boon6 boun6 bunn6 dodo6 noob6 doon5 doun5 udon5 undo5 noon4 noun4 bow8 dow7 wud7 bod6 bud6 dob6 dub6 now6 own6 won6 woo6 bon5 boo5 bun5 dod5
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Common questions about DOWNBOUND
- Is DOWNBOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWNBOUND is not in it.
- How many points is DOWNBOUND worth?
- DOWNBOUND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOWNBOUND?
- No single letter can be added to DOWNBOUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DOWNBOUND:
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