Is DOWNBOW valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWNBOW is not in it.

How many points is DOWNBOW worth?

DOWNBOW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DOWNBOW?

DOWNBOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

DOWNBOW is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points

Yes for Scrabble. DOWNBOW 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.

d2o1w4n1b3o1w4

PlayableDOWNBOW · 7 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 11,910 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept DOWNBOW?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
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: 55 / 100

55WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.29

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

4.57%

Our own measure of how useful DOWNBOW is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DOWNBOW

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

downbows17

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

How DOWNBOW scores

Scrabble d2o1w4n1b3o1w4 16

Words with Friends d2o1w4n2b4o1w4 18

Face value of the 7 tiles in DOWNBOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	1	4
o	2	8
w	2	2
n	1	6
b	1	2

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,910 thousand.

Words starting with DOWNBOW

downbows17

1 longer words begin with DOWNBOW.

Shorter words from the letters in DOWNBOW

down8 wood8 bond7 doob7 woon7 boon6 noob6 doon5 wow9 bow8 dow7 bod6 dob6 now6 own6 won6 woo6 bon5 boo5 nob5 obo5 don4 doo4 nod4 noo3 ono3 oon3 bd5 ow5 wo5 bo4 ob4 do3 od3 no2 on2 oo2

Common questions about DOWNBOW

Is DOWNBOW valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWNBOW is not in it.
How many points is DOWNBOW worth?: DOWNBOW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DOWNBOW?: DOWNBOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOWNBOW:

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