Is DOWNTURNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWNTURNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWNTURNS mean?
Downturns is a form of DOWNTURN.
- noun
a worsening of business or economic activity
“the market took a downturn”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DOWNTURNS
DOWNTURNS 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.
Anagrams of DOWNTURNS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DOWNTURNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- turndowns13
- downturn12
- rundowns12
- turndown12
- rundown11
- sundown11
- unsworn10
- drowns10
- swound10
- wounds10
- strown9
- unsown9
- unworn9
- downs9
- drown9
- sword9
- words9
- wound9
- nowts8
- strow8
- sworn8
- swoun8
- towns8
- trows8
- unwon8
- wonts8
- worst8
- worts8
- wurst8
- down8
- dows8
- word8
- turnons7
- donuts7
- rotund7
- rounds7
- stound7
- stroud7
- untrod7
- nows7
- nowt7
- owns7
- owts7
- rows7
- snow7
- sown7
- stow7
- swot7
- town7
- tows7
- trow7
- twos7
- wons7
- wont7
- worn7
- wort7
- wost7
- wots7
- dow7
- wud7
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