PAYDOWNS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. PAYDOWNS 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.
p3a1y4d2o1w4n1s1
PlayablePAYDOWNS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PAYDOWNS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.63%
Our own measure of how useful PAYDOWNS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYDOWNS
No single letter turns PAYDOWNS into another word.
How PAYDOWNS scores
Scrabble p3a1y4d2o1w4n1s1 17
Words with Friends p4a1y3d2o1w4n2s1 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAYDOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAYDOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAYDOWNS
- All 8 letters of PAYDOWNS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PAYDOWNS
paydown16 spawny14 noways12 pownds12 powans11 yapons11 powny13 waspy13 yawps13 downy12 wynds12 dowps11 noway11 pandy11 paysd11 pownd11 snowy11 spayd11 yawns11 pansy10 pawns10 powan10 powns10 soapy10 spawn10 yapon10 adown9 dawns9 donsy9 downa9 downs9 sandy9 sdayn9 sownd9 synod9 wands9 woads9 apods8 dopas8 pands8
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Common questions about PAYDOWNS
- Is PAYDOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAYDOWNS is not in it.
- How many points is PAYDOWNS worth?
- PAYDOWNS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAYDOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to PAYDOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAYDOWNS:
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