Unscramble DOWNGRADES and you have 322 words, DOWNGRADES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DOWNGRADE leads with 15 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DOWNGRADES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with DOWNGRADES letters: DOWNGRADE, for 15 points.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNGRADES is GODWARD, 13 points; DOWAGER and DROWNDS on 12 follow. GARDENS, DRAGONS and WONDERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from DOWNGRADES, the top score is 11, reached by 16. ANSWER, WONDER and WARNED are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 5-letter words from DOWNGRADES tie at 10 points; none scores more. OWNED, DRAWN and GROWN will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DOWNGRADES, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. NEWS, DOWN and WORD are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with DOWNGRADES letters; 7 of them share the top score of 7. NEW, WAS and NOW are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DOWNGRADES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GODWARDS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DOWNGRADES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNGRADES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 252 | 322 | 244 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ROWNDED, SOWNDED, SWORDED, WARDOGS, WONDRED, WRANGED, DAWNERS, DWANGS, GOWDER, WADGES, WARDOG, AWRONG and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GODWARDS, GODWARD, DONGED, EW, AGS, DAN, DAS and EDS, 8 in all.