Is DOWNLIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNLIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of DownlightsHooks for DOWNLIGHTS
DOWNLIGHTS 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 DOWNLIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downlight17
- howling14
- showing14
- holdings13
- townish13
- widths13
- wights13
- dowsing12
- godwits12
- holding12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- whilst12
- whosit12
- dhows12
- whids12
- whigs12
- width12
- wight12
- doltish11
- hosting11
- longish11
- lowings11
- slowing11
- stowing11
- tholing11
- dights11
- dowing11
- godwit11
- howls11
- shown11
- swith11
- whins11
- whist11
- whits11
- dhow11
- whid11
- whig11
- dhotis10
- disown10
- holing10
- hosing10
- indows10
- lights10
- lowing10
- nights10
- oldish10
- shlong10
- slight10
- sowing10
- things10
- thongs10
- towing10
- dight10
- gowds10
- howl10
- hows10
- show10
- whin10
- whit10
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