Is DOWNSTAIRS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNSTAIRS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNSTAIRS mean?
- adverb
on a floor below
“the tenants live downstairs”
- adjective
on or of lower floors of a building
“the downstairs (or downstair) phone”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 14 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 DOWNSTAIRS
DOWNSTAIRS 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 DOWNSTAIRS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downstair13
- sandworts13
- sandwort12
- waitrons11
- warisons11
- disowns11
- inwards11
- onwards11
- towards11
- waitron10
- warison10
- disown10
- diwans10
- drowns10
- indows10
- inward10
- onward10
- swards10
- swords10
- toward10
- diatrons9
- intrados9
- sadirons9
- sarodist9
- rawins9
- rowans9
- sowans9
- sowars9
- straws9
- strown9
- strows9
- swains9
- twains9
- waists9
- witans9
- worsts9
- wrists9
- adown9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- diwan9
- downs9
- drawn9
- draws9
- drown9
- indow9
- sward9
- sword9
- wadis9
- wands9
- wards9
- winds9
- woads9
- words9
- arsonist8
- diatron8
- donairs8
- inroads8
- ordains8
- sadiron8
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