SPELLDOWN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. SPELLDOWN 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.
s1p3e1l1l1d2o1w4n1
PlayableSPELLDOWN · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SPELLDOWN?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful SPELLDOWN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELLDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spelldownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPELLDOWN scores
Scrabble s1p3e1l1l1d2o1w4n1 15
Words with Friends s1p4e1l2l2d2o1w4n2 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPELLDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPELLDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SPELLDOWN
1 longer words begin with SPELLDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELLDOWN
dowlnes11 swollen10 pollens9 lowped12 plowed12 pownds12 sowped12 dowels10 dowles10 dowlne10 dwells10 endows10 lownds10 lowned10 lowsed10 slowed10 snowed10 sowled10 lownes9 polled9 sloped9 ellops8 pelons8 pleons8 pollen8 lodens7 oldens7 dowps11 pownd11 pwned11 lowps10 plews10 plows10 powns10 dowel9 dowle9 dowls9 downs9 dowse9 dwell9
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Common questions about SPELLDOWN
- Is SPELLDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELLDOWN is not in it.
- How many points is SPELLDOWN worth?
- SPELLDOWN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELLDOWN?
- SPELLDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPELLDOWN:
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