Is SUNDOWNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUNDOWNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUNDOWNING mean?
Sundowning is a form of SUNDOWN.
- noun
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 SUNDOWNING
SUNDOWNING 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 SUNDOWNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swounding14
- wounding13
- swouning12
- downing12
- dowsing12
- inwound11
- snowing11
- sundown11
- unwinds11
- wonning11
- dowing11
- sounding10
- undoings10
- disown10
- indows10
- owning10
- sowing10
- swound10
- unwind10
- wounds10
- gowds10
- nonusing9
- donning9
- dousing9
- dunning9
- guidons9
- undoing9
- unsown9
- downs9
- gowns9
- indow9
- owing9
- swing9
- swung9
- winds9
- wings9
- wound9
- gowd9
- sunning8
- dingos8
- dingus8
- doings8
- dosing8
- guidon8
- sundog8
- swoun8
- unwon8
- winos8
- down8
- dows8
- gown8
- swig8
- wigs8
- wind8
- wing8
- nosing7
- dingo7
- dings7
- doing7
- dongs7
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