Is DOWNINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNINESS mean?
- noun
a light softness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DOWNINESS
DOWNINESS 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 DOWNINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disowns11
- enwinds11
- nowness10
- disown10
- dowses10
- dwines10
- endows10
- enwind10
- indows10
- snowed10
- widens10
- winned10
- wissed10
- wonned10
- nowise9
- sinews9
- sowens9
- swines9
- winoes9
- dowie9
- downs9
- dowse9
- dwine9
- endow9
- indow9
- owned9
- sowed9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- winds9
- wined9
- wised9
- enows8
- owies8
- owsen8
- sinew8
- snows8
- swine8
- wines8
- winos8
- wises8
- dews8
- down8
- dows8
- owed8
- weds8
- wend8
- wide8
- wind8
- sonnies7
- donsie7
- noised7
- onside7
- sinned7
- sondes7
- enow7
- news7
- nows7
- owes7
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