DOWNCOURT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DOWNCOURT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWNCOURT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWNCOURT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNCOURT
No single letter turns DOWNCOURT into another word.
How DOWNCOURT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DOWNCOURT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWNCOURT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOWNCOURT mean in Scrabble?
adverb
North American
Toward or at the far end of a court, especially in basketball.
Downcourt is sports commentary shorthand for the direction a team pushes the ball after winning it. A fast break sends the players sprinting downcourt before the defence can set up.
How DOWNCOURT is used
Used in basketball, volleyball and tennis commentary; can also serve as an adjective before a noun.
- The guard raced downcourt for an easy basket.
- She threw a long pass downcourt to her teammate.
- The whole team ran downcourt after the steal.
- He glanced downcourt before taking the shot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWNCOURT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOWNCOURT
The 9 tiles of DOWNCOURT in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNCOURT
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Common questions about DOWNCOURT
- Is DOWNCOURT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWNCOURT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWNCOURT worth?
- DOWNCOURT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWNCOURT mean?
- Toward or at the far end of a court, especially in basketball.
- What letters can be added to DOWNCOURT?
- No single letter can be added to DOWNCOURT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DOWNCOURT:
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