Unscramble CRACKDOWN and you have 171 words, CRACKDOWN itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. DAWCOCK is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CRACKDOWN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 7 with 6, 31 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from CRACKDOWN, WACKO and WRACK tie for first at 14 points. CROWN, CRACK and DRAWN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRACKDOWN, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. WORK, KNOW and DOWN are the ones most people know.
Among 54 3-letter words made with CRACKDOWN letters, the top score is 10, reached by 4. CAN, NOW and CAR are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with WACKO and WRACK (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CRACKDOWN works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRACKDOWN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 171) | 137 | 171 | 124 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 34 of them: DAWCOCK, CANDOCK, ACKNOW, CAWK, COWK, WOCK, AWORK, CACK, DRACK, CRONK, DACK, AWK and 22 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: WANK, ACK, CARDON, DACRON, KORA, ACRO, ANDRO, OK, RANDO, DAN, ODA, ARO and 1 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CRACKDOWN and one more.