Is TAKEDOWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAKEDOWNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAKEDOWNS mean?
Takedowns is a form of TAKEDOWN.
- noun
(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position
“a takedown counts two points”
- noun
a crushing remark
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
T (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (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 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 TAKEDOWNS
TAKEDOWNS 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 TAKEDOWNS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- takedown16
- swanked15
- weakons14
- wanked14
- awoken13
- knawes13
- tweaks13
- wakens13
- weakon13
- wokest13
- dawks13
- waked13
- dankest12
- stonked12
- askew12
- awoke12
- knawe12
- knows12
- swank12
- tweak12
- waken12
- wakes12
- wanks12
- wekas12
- woken12
- wonks12
- dawk12
- kendos11
- kneads11
- skated11
- snaked11
- soaked11
- staked11
- stoked11
- tanked11
- tasked11
- knew11
- know11
- skew11
- wake11
- wank11
- weak11
- weka11
- woke11
- woks11
- wonk11
- dewans10
- endows10
- snawed10
- snowed10
- stowed10
- tawsed10
- tokens10
- wadset10
- wanted10
- wasted10
- wonted10
- asked10
- kendo10
- knead10
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