SHOOTDOWNS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHOOTDOWNS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1o1t1d2o1w4n1s1
PlayableSHOOTDOWNS · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHOOTDOWNS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.2%
Our own measure of how useful SHOOTDOWNS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOOTDOWNS
No single letter turns SHOOTDOWNS into another word.
How SHOOTDOWNS scores
Scrabble s1h4o1o1t1d2o1w4n1s1 17
Words with Friends s1h3o1o1t1d2o1w4n2s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHOOTDOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOOTDOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOOTDOWNS
- SHOOTDOWNS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHOOTDOWNS
shootdown16 sonhoods12 sonhood11 stownds11 showds13 sowths12 swoosh12 whoots12 sownds10 stownd10 shoots9 sooths9 swoons9 snoods7 stonds7 tondos7 nostos6 snoots6 dhows12 showd12 howso11 nohow11 shown11 shows11 sowth11 whoot11 whoso11 woosh11 downs9 dowts9 honds9 hoods9 sownd9 woods9 hoons8 hoots8 hosts8 nowts8 shoon8 shoos8
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Common questions about SHOOTDOWNS
- Is SHOOTDOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOOTDOWNS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOOTDOWNS worth?
- SHOOTDOWNS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOOTDOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to SHOOTDOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHOOTDOWNS:
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