Is DOWNTICKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNTICKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNTICKS mean?
Downticks is a form of DOWNTICK.
- noun
a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + 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 DOWNTICKS
DOWNTICKS 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 DOWNTICKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downtick18
- windsock18
- cowskin16
- wicks14
- twinks13
- wick13
- dicks12
- docks12
- knows12
- swink12
- twink12
- winks12
- wonks12
- conks11
- nicks11
- nocks11
- sicko11
- snick11
- stick11
- stock11
- ticks11
- tocks11
- dick11
- dock11
- know11
- wink11
- woks11
- wonk11
- disown10
- indows10
- stinko10
- dinks10
- kinds10
- conk10
- icks10
- nick10
- nock10
- sick10
- sock10
- tick10
- tock10
- wok10
- dicots9
- downs9
- ikons9
- indow9
- kinos9
- knits9
- knots9
- oinks9
- skint9
- stink9
- stonk9
- winds9
- cows9
- dink9
- disk9
- kids9
- kind9
- scow9
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