Unscramble CRACKDOWNS to get 243 words. CRACKDOWNS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. CRACKDOWN is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRACKDOWNS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in CRACKDOWNS: CRACKDOWN, 21 points.
ACKNOW, WACKOS and WRACKS are the top 6-letter words from CRACKDOWNS, 15 points each. ACCORD, CRACKS and CROWDS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CRACKDOWNS, the top score is 14, reached by 7. WORKS, KNOWS and CROWN are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from CRACKDOWNS, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. WORK, KNOW and DOWN are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in CRACKDOWNS; 4 of them share the top score of 10. WAS, CAN and NOW are everyday picks.
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; WACKOS and WRACKS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRACKDOWNS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRACKDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 189 | 243 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAWCOCKS, DAWCOCK, CANDOCKS, ACKNOWS, CANDOCK, ACKNOW, CAWKS, COWKS, SWACK, WOCKS, CACKS, CAWK and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WANKS, WANK, CARDONS, DACRONS, ACK, CARDON, DACRON, KORA, ANDROS, RANDOS, OK, SOC and 3 more, 15 in all.