Unscramble DOWFNESSES and you have 233 words, DOWFNESSES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DOWFNESS, 15 points. 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.
Counting the words from DOWFNESSES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 3 with 7, 33 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 9 letters.
SOWFED scores highest among the 6-letter words from DOWFNESSES at 13 points, ahead of DOWSES and ENDEWS on 10. SENSES and SENSED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWFNESSES is SOWFS, 11 points; DOWNS and DOWSE on 9 follow. NEEDS, SENSE and OWNED are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in DOWFNESSES, DOWF leads with 11 points, then FEWS and SOWF on 10. NEWS, NEED and DOES are the familiar ones.
FEW and WOF are the top 3-letter words made with DOWFNESSES letters, 9 points each. NEW, ONE and SEE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DOWFNESSES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; FEWNESS (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DOWFNESSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWFNESSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 166 | 233 | 157 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWFNESSES, DOWFNESS, SOWFED, DOWF, SOWFS, SOWSSED, ENDEWS, FEWS, FOSSED, NEWSED, SOWF, SOWNDS and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NEWSES, DEF, EEW, FES, ESNES, EW, FE, SENES and EDS, 9 in all.