GODOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GODOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GODOWN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GODOWN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GODOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
godownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GODOWN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GODOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does GODOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
In South and Southeast Asia, a warehouse or storeroom for goods.
Traders in India, Malaysia and nearby regions store grain, cloth and other merchandise in a godown, usually a plain building near a market or port. The word came into English through Malay and may have been influenced by the English words go down. It is common in Indian English but rarely heard in other varieties.
How GODOWN is used
Regional; common in India and Southeast Asia, rare elsewhere.
- The rice was kept in the godown behind the market.
- He worked as a clerk at the harbour godown.
- A fire broke out in the cloth godown overnight.
- The company rents a godown near the railway station.
- Workers carried the sacks into the godown before the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GODOWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GODOWN
1 longer words begin with GODOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in GODOWN
Common questions about GODOWN
- Is GODOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GODOWN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GODOWN worth?
- GODOWN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GODOWN mean?
- In South and Southeast Asia, a warehouse or storeroom for goods.
- What letters can be added to GODOWN?
- GODOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GODOWN:
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