179 words come out when you unscramble DOWNLANDS, starting with DOWNLANDS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2O1W4N12L12A1N12D2S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DOWNLANDS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 7 letters.
DAWDS, DOWDS and WADDS are the top 5-letter words from DOWNLANDS, 10 points each. LOANS, LANDS and SALON will look familiar.
DAWD, DOWD and WADD share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNLANDS. DOWN, LAND and LAWS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in DOWNLANDS, DAW, DOW and WAD tie for first at 7 points. WAS, NOW and ADD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DOWNLANDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DO · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
What DOWNLANDS means, then the 5 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DOWNLANDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNLANDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 179) | 133 | 179 | 125 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
46 of the 179 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAWDS, DOWDS, DOWLAS, LOWNDS, WADDS, WALDOS, AWDLS, DAWD, DOWD, DOWLS, DOWNA, LOWANS and 34 more. 8 of the 179 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DANS, DOSA, NANOS, DAN, DAS, ODA, DA and SAN.