Is DOWNSTROKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNSTROKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNSTROKES mean?
Downstrokes is a form of DOWNSTROKE.
- noun
a stroke normally made in a downward direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 DOWNSTROKES
DOWNSTROKES 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 DOWNSTROKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downstroke18
- stoneworks17
- stonework16
- kotowers15
- networks15
- kotowed15
- knowers14
- kotower14
- network14
- worked14
- knower13
- kotows13
- twerks13
- wokest13
- snookers12
- stonkers12
- stookers12
- worsteds12
- snooked12
- stonked12
- stooked12
- stroked12
- knows12
- kotow12
- skews12
- twerk12
- woken12
- woker12
- wonks12
- works12
- swooners11
- downers11
- dowsers11
- drowses11
- reknots11
- snooker11
- stokers11
- stonker11
- stooker11
- strokes11
- strowed11
- swooned11
- wonders11
- worsted11
- drokes11
- kendos11
- rooked11
- stoked11
- troked11
- knew11
- know11
- skew11
- woke11
- woks11
- wonk11
- work11
- swooner10
- twoness10
- worsens10
- worsets10
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