230 words come out when you unscramble BUILDDOWNS, starting with BUILDDOWNS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BUILDDOWNS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with BUILDDOWNS letters: BUILDDOWN, for 16 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in BUILDDOWNS: DISBOUND, 12 points.
SUNBOW tops the 6-letter words from BUILDDOWNS at 11 points; next come DISBUD and DISOWN on 10. BUILDS, BOUNDS and BLINDS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in BUILDDOWNS; 4 of them share the top score of 10. SOUND, BUILD and SOLID are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with BUILDDOWNS letters, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. DOWN, WIND and WILD are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BUILDDOWNS is BOW, 8 points; DOW and WUD on 7 follow. NOW, DID and OWN are everyday picks.
What BUILDDOWNS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: BUILDDOWNS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUILDDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 180 | 230 | 175 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
49 of the 230 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWDS, LOWNDS, WOULDS, BIDONS, BLUIDS, DOWD, DOWLS, LOWND, SOWND, BIDON, BLUDS, BLUID and 37 more. 6 of the 230 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BUILDDOWNS, BUILDDOWN, BOUDINS, BOUDIN, LUDOS and LUD. 1 of the 230 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.