WASHDOWNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WASHDOWNS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
w4a1s1h4d2o1w4n1s1
Depends on the listWASHDOWNS · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WASHDOWNS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.56%
Our own measure of how useful WASHDOWNS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASHDOWNS
No single letter turns WASHDOWNS into another word.
How WASHDOWNS scores
Scrabble w4a1s1h4d2o1w4n1s1 19
Words with Friends w4a1s1h3d2o1w4n2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASHDOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASHDOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WASHDOWNS
downwash18 washdown18 shadows14 swownds14 shadow13 showds13 swownd13 donahs10 doshas10 hondas10 shands10 sownds10 sowans9 whows14 dhows12 showd12 shawn11 shaws11 shown11 shows11 shwas11 swash11 adown9 dawns9 donah9 dosha9 downa9 downs9 hands9 honda9 honds9 odahs9 shads9 shand9 sownd9 swads9 wands9 woads9 noahs8 shans8
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Common questions about WASHDOWNS
- Is WASHDOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASHDOWNS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASHDOWNS worth?
- WASHDOWNS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WASHDOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to WASHDOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASHDOWNS:
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