Is DOWNINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNINESSES mean?
Downinesses is a form of DOWNINESS.
- noun
a light softness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DOWNINESSES
DOWNINESSES 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 DOWNINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downiness13
- newsiness12
- nownesses12
- snowiness12
- dewiness12
- wideness12
- wiseness11
- disowns11
- endwise11
- enwinds11
- sinewed11
- snideness10
- newness10
- newsies10
- nowness10
- woeness10
- disown10
- dowses10
- dwines10
- endows10
- enwind10
- indows10
- snowed10
- swedes10
- widens10
- winned10
- wissed10
- wonned10
- doneness9
- newies9
- newses9
- newsie9
- nowise9
- sinews9
- sowens9
- swines9
- winoes9
- wisses9
- dowie9
- downs9
- dowse9
- dwine9
- endow9
- indow9
- owned9
- sewed9
- sowed9
- swede9
- weeds9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- winds9
- wined9
- wised9
- enosises8
- noesises8
- nosiness8
- donnees8
- indenes8
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