Is DOWNBEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNBEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNBEATS mean?
Downbeats is a form of DOWNBEAT.
- noun
the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DOWNBEATS
DOWNBEATS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DOWNBEATS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DOWNBEATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beatdowns15
- beatdown14
- downbeat14
- bowsed12
- besnow11
- bestow11
- bawds11
- bowed11
- boasted10
- saboted10
- dewans10
- endows10
- snawed10
- snowed10
- stowed10
- tawsed10
- wadset10
- wanted10
- wasted10
- wonted10
- bawns10
- bowse10
- newbs10
- bawd10
- abodes9
- adbots9
- adobes9
- basted9
- boated9
- weason9
- adown9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- dewan9
- downs9
- dowse9
- endow9
- owned9
- sawed9
- sowed9
- tawed9
- towed9
- wades9
- wands9
- waned9
- wends9
- woads9
- bawn9
- bows9
- newb9
- swab9
- swob9
- wabs9
- webs9
- donates8
- absent8
- batons8
- beanos8
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