Unscramble DOWNCOMERS and you have 310 words, DOWNCOMERS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DOWNCOMERS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 10 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among 32 7-letter words from DOWNCOMERS, the top score is 13, reached by 5. WONDERS, CONDOMS and CROWNED are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNCOMERS is COWMEN, 13 points; CROWDS and CROWED on 12 follow. MODERN, WONDER and WOODEN are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from DOWNCOMERS are led by COWED, CROWD and MOWED, 11 points each. WOMEN, WORDS and COMES are the familiar ones.
CWMS tops the 4-letter words in DOWNCOMERS at 11 points; next come COWS and CREW on 9. NEWS, CODE and DOWN will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with DOWNCOMERS letters is CWM, 10 points; COW and MEW on 8 follow. NEW, NOW and OWN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DOWNCOMERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in RS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COMEDOWNS and DOWNCOMES (17 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DOWNCOMERS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNCOMERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 310) | 244 | 310 | 231 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: DOWNCOMERS, DOWNCOMER, SNOWDOME, OWNSOME, SCROMED, SOWCED, SOWMED, COOMED, CROMED, DOORSMEN, MORENDOS, ONCOMES and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: COSMO, MERCS, MOONERS, CREDS, MERC, CRED, MEDS, ECO, EMO, EW, MES, SOC and 1 more.