Is DOWNHEARTEDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNHEARTEDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNHEARTEDNESS mean?
- noun
a feeling of low spirits
“he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 23 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 DOWNHEARTEDNESS
DOWNHEARTEDNESS 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 DOWNHEARTEDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downhearted19
- stonewashed18
- enwreathed17
- horseweeds17
- watersheds17
- headwords17
- towheaded17
- enwreathes16
- enswathed16
- handwrote16
- horseweed16
- shadowers16
- shrewdest16
- swanherds16
- watershed16
- weathered16
- headword16
- shadowed16
- downtrends15
- handedness15
- soreheaded15
- standdowns15
- enswathes15
- enwreathe15
- stonewash15
- waterhens15
- whereases15
- handsewn15
- reshowed15
- rewashed15
- shadower15
- showered15
- snowshed15
- swanherd15
- towheads15
- wreathed15
- headstones14
- hornedness14
- wontedness14
- adherends14
- daneweeds14
- dethroned14
- dewatered14
- downrated14
- downtrend14
- headdress14
- reendowed14
- standdown14
- stewarded14
- enswathe14
- nowheres14
- rewashes14
- sawhorse14
- swathers14
- waterhen14
- weathers14
- whatness14
- wheatens14
- wreathen14
- wreathes14
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