139 words come out when you unscramble CHOWDOWNS, starting with CHOWDOWNS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CHOWDOWN, 20 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CHOWDOWNS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 4 with 6, 26 with 5, 49 with 4, 44 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from CHOWDOWNS is WHOWS, 14 points; CHOWS on 13 and DHOWS on 12 follow. SHOWN, WOODS and CONDO are everyday picks.
WHOW tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHOWDOWNS at 13 points; next come CHOW on 12 and DHOW on 11. SHOW, DOWN and SOON will look familiar.
HOW, WHO and WOW share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHOWDOWNS. NOW, OWN and SON are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CHOWDOWNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHOWDOWN (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CHOWDOWNS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOWDOWNS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 139) | 107 | 139 | 95 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
32 of the 139 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHOWDOWNS, CHOWDOWN, WHOWS, SWOWND, WHOW, SHOWD, CHOONS, HOWSO, CHOON, HONDS, SOWND, DOCOS and 20 more. 12 of the 139 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHONS, DOHS, DOSH, OCH, DOH, HOO, HOS, SHO, SOH, SOC, ONOS and ONO.