Is DOWNCASTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNCASTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNCASTS mean?
Downcasts is a form of DOWNCAST.
- adjective
directed downward
“a downcast glance”
- noun
a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
- adjective
filled with melancholy and despondency
“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (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 DOWNCASTS
DOWNCASTS 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.
Words you can make from DOWNCASTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downcast14
- snowcats13
- snowcat12
- scows10
- octads9
- sowans9
- adown9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- downs9
- wands9
- woads9
- caws9
- cows9
- scow9
- ascons8
- ascots8
- cansos8
- cantos8
- coasts8
- cotans8
- octans8
- scants8
- codas8
- nowts8
- octad8
- scads8
- snaws8
- snows8
- stows8
- swans8
- swats8
- swots8
- towns8
- wants8
- wasts8
- wonts8
- dawn8
- daws8
- dawt8
- down8
- dows8
- wads8
- wand8
- woad8
- caw8
- cow8
- stands7
- ascon7
- ascot7
- canso7
- canst7
- canto7
- cants7
- casts7
- coast7
- coats7
- costa7
- costs7
- cotan7
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