Is DOWNIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNIEST mean?
Downiest is a form of DOWNY.
- adjective
like down or as soft as down
- adjective
covered with fine soft hairs or down
“downy milkweed seeds”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 DOWNIEST
DOWNIEST 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 DOWNIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- townies10
- disown10
- dwines10
- endows10
- indows10
- snowed10
- stowed10
- twined10
- widens10
- widest10
- wisted10
- wonted10
- nowise9
- towies9
- townie9
- twines9
- winoes9
- wisent9
- dowie9
- downs9
- dowse9
- dwine9
- endow9
- indow9
- owned9
- sowed9
- towed9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- winds9
- wined9
- wised9
- wited9
- enows8
- newts8
- nowts8
- owies8
- owsen8
- sinew8
- swine8
- towie8
- towns8
- twine8
- twins8
- wines8
- winos8
- wites8
- wonts8
- dews8
- down8
- dows8
- owed8
- weds8
- wend8
- wide8
- wind8
- donsie7
- idents7
- noised7
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