DOWNINESS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. DOWNINESS 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.
d2o1w4n1i1n1e1s1s1
PlayableDOWNINESS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DOWNINESS?
| 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%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful DOWNINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNINESS
No single letter turns DOWNINESS into another word.
How DOWNINESS scores
Scrabble d2o1w4n1i1n1e1s1s1 13
Words with Friends d2o1w4n2i1n2e1s1s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in DOWNINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWNINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DOWNINESS
1 longer words begin with DOWNINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNINESS
disowns11 downies11 enwinds11 windses11 nowness10 donnies8 ondines8 onsides8 sindons8 sonnies7 disown10 dowses10 dwines10 endows10 enwind10 indews10 indows10 snowed10 sownds10 sowsed10 widens10 winned10 wissed10 wonned10 nowise9 sewins9 sinews9 sowens9 sownes9 swines9 winoes9 donnes7 donsie7 endoss7 noised7 ondine7 onside7 sdeins7 sindon7 sinned7
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Common questions about DOWNINESS
- Is DOWNINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWNINESS is not in it.
- How many points is DOWNINESS worth?
- DOWNINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOWNINESS?
- No single letter can be added to DOWNINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DOWNINESS:
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