247 words come out when you unscramble DOWNDRAFTS, starting with DOWNDRAFTS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. DOWNDRAFT is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2O1W4N12D2R1A1F4T1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DOWNDRAFTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DOWNDRAFTS: DOWNDRAFT, for 17 points.
DWARFS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNDRAFTS at 13 points; next come FROWNS and FROWST on 12. STRAND, DRAFTS and FRONTS will look familiar.
DWARF scores highest among the 5-letter words in DOWNDRAFTS at 12 points, ahead of FAWNS and FROWN on 11. FRONT, WORDS and DRAFT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with DOWNDRAFTS letters is DOWF, 11 points; FAWN and FAWS on 10 follow. DOWN, WORD and FAST are everyday picks.
FAW and WOF share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNDRAFTS. WAS, NOW and TWO are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of DOWNDRAFTS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FANWORTS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DOWNDRAFTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNDRAFTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 189 | 247 | 178 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWF, DAWDS, DOWARS, DOWDS, FAWS, FONDAS, ROWNDS, SOWF, STOWND, WADDS, WOFS, AFRONT and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AFROS, SNARF, AFRO, ANDROS, OWTS, RANDOS, OWT, DAN, DAS, ODA and DA, 11 in all.