Is STANDDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STANDDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STANDDOWNS mean?
Standdowns is a form of STANDDOWN.
- noun
a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
- noun
(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 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.
Hooks for STANDDOWNS
STANDDOWNS 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 STANDDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- standdown14
- wantons10
- sowans9
- wanton9
- adown9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- downs9
- wands9
- woads9
- nowts8
- snaws8
- snows8
- stows8
- swans8
- swats8
- swots8
- towns8
- wants8
- wasts8
- wonts8
- dawn8
- daws8
- dawt8
- down8
- dows8
- wads8
- wand8
- woad8
- sonants7
- donnas7
- stands7
- dados7
- awns7
- nows7
- nowt7
- owns7
- owts7
- sawn7
- saws7
- snaw7
- snow7
- sown7
- sows7
- staw7
- stow7
- swan7
- swat7
- swot7
- taws7
- town7
- tows7
- twas7
- twos7
- wans7
- want7
- wast7
- wats7
- wons7
- wont7
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