SPELLDOWNS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. SPELLDOWNS 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.
s1p3e1l1l1d2o1w4n1s1
PlayableSPELLDOWNS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SPELLDOWNS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful SPELLDOWNS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELLDOWNS
No single letter turns SPELLDOWNS into another word.
How SPELLDOWNS scores
Scrabble s1p3e1l1l1d2o1w4n1s1 16
Words with Friends s1p4e1l2l2d2o1w4n2s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPELLDOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 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 SPELLDOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPELLDOWNS
- SPELLDOWNS 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 SPELLDOWNS
spelldown15 downless12 dowlnes11 lowness10 swollen10 pollens9 oldness8 lowped12 plowed12 pownds12 sowped12 dowels10 dowles10 dowlne10 dowses10 dwells10 endows10 lownds10 lowned10 lowsed10 slowed10 snowed10 sowled10 sownds10 sowsed10 lownes9 lowses9 polled9 possed9 sloped9 sowens9 sowles9 sownes9 spelds9 spends9 spodes9 swells9 ellops8 pelons8 pleons8
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Common questions about SPELLDOWNS
- Is SPELLDOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELLDOWNS is not in it.
- How many points is SPELLDOWNS worth?
- SPELLDOWNS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELLDOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to SPELLDOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPELLDOWNS:
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