Is SHOWDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOWDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOWDOWNS mean?
Showdowns is a form of SHOWDOWN.
- noun
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (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 SHOWDOWNS
SHOWDOWNS 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 SHOWDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showdown18
- swoosh12
- dhows12
- nohow11
- shown11
- shows11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- hows10
- show10
- wows10
- swoons9
- downs9
- hoods9
- woods9
- how9
- who9
- wow9
- shoon8
- shoos8
- snows8
- swoon8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- down8
- dows8
- hods8
- hood8
- shod8
- wood8
- snoods7
- hons7
- hoss7
- nosh7
- nows7
- oohs7
- owns7
- shoo7
- snow7
- sohs7
- sown7
- sows7
- wons7
- woos7
- doh7
- dow7
- hod7
- snood6
- hon6
- hoo6
- hos6
- noh6
- now6
- oho6
- ohs6
- ooh6
- own6
- sho6
- soh6
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