DOWNTROD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DOWNTROD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWNTROD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWNTROD is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWNTROD
No single letter turns DOWNTROD into another word.
How DOWNTROD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOWNTROD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWNTROD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DOWNTROD
- DOWNTROD begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOWNTROD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Treated cruelly and kept in a state of oppression by those in power.
The form downtrod is an old, shortened relative of the usual word downtrodden and turns up mostly in older prose. It describes people kept low by tyranny rather than merely tired or unlucky.
How DOWNTROD is used
Rare and dated; modern writers almost always choose the longer form.
- The downtrod peasants rose against the landlord.
- He spoke for the downtrod and the forgotten.
- A downtrod people may wait generations for justice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWNTROD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOWNTROD
1 longer words begin with DOWNTROD.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWNTROD
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Common questions about DOWNTROD
- Is DOWNTROD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWNTROD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWNTROD worth?
- DOWNTROD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWNTROD mean?
- Treated cruelly and kept in a state of oppression by those in power.
- What letters can be added to DOWNTROD?
- No single letter can be added to DOWNTROD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOWNTROD:
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