DOWNTICK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DOWNTICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWNTICK?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWNTICK is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNTICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
downticksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOWNTICK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOWNTICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWNTICK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DOWNTICK
- All 8 letters of DOWNTICK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOWNTICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small decrease in a price, rate or level.
In trading, a downtick is a sale at a price slightly below the previous one. More widely it is a small slip in any figure that normally moves up.
How DOWNTICK is used
Downtick is common in finance and business news.
- The stock showed a downtick in early trading.
- A slight downtick in sales worried the board.
- Another downtick followed the report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWNTICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOWNTICK
1 longer words begin with DOWNTICK.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNTICK
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Common questions about DOWNTICK
- Is DOWNTICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWNTICK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWNTICK worth?
- DOWNTICK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWNTICK mean?
- A small decrease in a price, rate or level.
- What letters can be added to DOWNTICK?
- DOWNTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOWNTICK:
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