DOWNCRY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOWNCRY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DOWNCRY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWNCRY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNCRY
No single letter turns DOWNCRY into another word.
How DOWNCRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOWNCRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What stands out about DOWNCRY
- DOWNCRY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DOWNCRY
1 longer words begin with DOWNCRY.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNCRY
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Common questions about DOWNCRY
- Is DOWNCRY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWNCRY is not in it.
- How many points is DOWNCRY worth?
- DOWNCRY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOWNCRY?
- No single letter can be added to DOWNCRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOWNCRY:
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