Unscramble DOWNBURST and you have 236 words, DOWNBURST itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DOWNBURST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
BROWNS, BROWST and SUNBOW share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words from DOWNBURST. ROBUST, ROUNDS and BOUNDS are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNBURST are led by BOWRS, BROWN and BROWS, 10 points each. WORDS, BONUS and BOUND are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words from DOWNBURST tie at 9 points; none scores more. DOWN, WORD and TOWN will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in DOWNBURST, BOW leads with 8 points, then DOW and WUD on 7. NOT, BUT and NOW are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DOWNBURST for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DO · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with RUBDOWNS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DOWNBURST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNBURST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 182 | 236 | 177 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: BROWST, TURBONDS, BOWRS, ROWNDS, STOWND, TURBOND, BOURDS, BOWR, BRONDS, DOWTS, DROWS, ROWND and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: BRUTS, OWTS, TSUBO, DOUTS and OWT.
Each word below uses all the letters of DOWNBURST and one more.