Is SHOOTDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOOTDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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
Looking for what Shootdowns means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of ShootdownsHooks for SHOOTDOWNS
SHOOTDOWNS 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 SHOOTDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shootdown16
- sonhoods12
- swoosh12
- dhows12
- sonhood11
- nohow11
- shown11
- shows11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- hows10
- show10
- shoots9
- sooths9
- swoons9
- downs9
- hoods9
- woods9
- how9
- who9
- hoots8
- hosts8
- nowts8
- shoon8
- shoos8
- shoot8
- shots8
- snows8
- sooth8
- soths8
- stows8
- swoon8
- swots8
- towns8
- wonts8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- down8
- dows8
- hods8
- hood8
- shod8
- wood8
- snoods7
- tondos7
- hons7
- hoot7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- nows7
- nowt7
- oohs7
- owns7
- owts7
- shoo7
- shot7
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