Unscramble DOWNBURSTS and you have 269 words, DOWNBURSTS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. DOWNBURST is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2O1W4N12B34U12R1S1T1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DOWNBURSTS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 14 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
DOWNBURST is the only one of the 9-letter words made with DOWNBURSTS letters; it scores 15 points.
Among the 6-letter words from DOWNBURSTS, BROWNS, BROWST and SUNBOW tie for first at 11 points. SOUNDS, ROBUST and ROUNDS are everyday picks.
4 of 60 5-letter words from DOWNBURSTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. WORDS, BROWN and BONUS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in DOWNBURSTS, the top score is 9, reached by 4. DOWN, WORD and TOWN are the familiar ones.
BOW tops the 3-letter words made with DOWNBURSTS letters at 8 points; next come DOW and WUD on 7. NOT, BUT and NOW will look familiar.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RUBDOWNS (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DOWNBURSTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNBURSTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 205 | 269 | 200 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: BROWSTS, BROWST, STOWNDS, TURBONDS, BOWRS, ROWNDS, SOWNDS, STOWND, TURBOND, UNSTOWS, BOURDS, BOWR and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: TSUBOS, BRUTS, OWTS, NUTSOS and OWT.