PHASEDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHASEDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHASEDOWN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHASEDOWN is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHASEDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phasedownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHASEDOWN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHASEDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHASEDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHASEDOWN
- All 9 letters of PHASEDOWN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHASEDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gradual reduction in size, scale or activity carried out in stages.
A phasedown eases something toward its end step by step rather than stopping abruptly. Policy writers speak of a phasedown of subsidies, chemicals or military forces.
How PHASEDOWN is used
Used in policy, business and military language for a planned, staged reduction.
- The treaty called for a phasedown of the chemical.
- A slow phasedown spared workers sudden layoffs.
- The company announced a phasedown of the old plant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHASEDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHASEDOWN
1 longer words begin with PHASEDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in PHASEDOWN
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Common questions about PHASEDOWN
- Is PHASEDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHASEDOWN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHASEDOWN worth?
- PHASEDOWN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHASEDOWN mean?
- A gradual reduction in size, scale or activity carried out in stages.
- What letters can be added to PHASEDOWN?
- PHASEDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHASEDOWN:
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