Is DOWNFIELD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNFIELD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNFIELD mean?
- adjective
toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
“he threw to a downfield receiver”
- adverb
toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
“he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + F (4) + I (1) + E (1) + L (1) + D (2) = 17 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 DOWNFIELD
DOWNFIELD 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 DOWNFIELD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oldwife14
- infolded13
- flowed13
- fowled13
- wolfed13
- dwindle12
- fondled12
- indowed12
- windled12
- inflow12
- wifed12
- downed11
- dwined11
- fiddle11
- folded11
- fonded11
- widdle11
- wilded11
- winded11
- flown11
- enfold10
- foiled10
- foined10
- fondle10
- infold10
- windle10
- dowed10
- flew10
- flow10
- fowl10
- wife10
- wolf10
- olefin9
- dowel9
- dowie9
- dwine9
- endow9
- felid9
- field9
- fiend9
- filed9
- fined9
- flied9
- indow9
- lowed9
- owned9
- widen9
- wield9
- wiled9
- wined9
- few9
- dildoe8
- dindle8
- doiled8
- loided8
- noddle8
- elfin8
- felon8
- defi8
- delf8
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