Is SHUTDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHUTDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHUTDOWNS mean?
Shutdowns is a form of SHUTDOWN.
- noun
termination of operations
“they regretted the closure of the day care center”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + U (1) + T (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SHUTDOWNS
SHUTDOWNS 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 SHUTDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shutdown15
- dhows12
- swounds11
- shown11
- shows11
- dhow11
- hounds10
- hundos10
- swound10
- unshod10
- wounds10
- hows10
- show10
- shouts9
- shunts9
- souths9
- swouns9
- downs9
- hound9
- hundo9
- thuds9
- wound9
- how9
- who9
- stounds8
- hosts8
- hunts8
- nowts8
- shots8
- shout8
- shuns8
- shunt8
- shuts8
- snows8
- soths8
- south8
- stows8
- swots8
- swoun8
- thous8
- towns8
- wonts8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- doth8
- down8
- dows8
- hods8
- shod8
- thud8
- donuts7
- sounds7
- stound7
- hons7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- huns7
- hunt7
- huts7
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