316 words come out when you unscramble DOWNRATES, starting with DOWNRATES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 13 points: DANEWORTS and TEARDOWNS. The best shorter words score 12: 4 of them, DANEWORT, DOWNRATE and SANDWORT included. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DOWNRATES by length: 3 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
Among 33 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNRATES, the top score is 11, reached by 13. SENATOR, WONDERS and ROASTED are the familiar ones.
39 of 60 6-letter words from DOWNRATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. ANSWER, WANTED and OWNERS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNRATES; 40 of them share the top score of 9. WORDS, OWNER and OWNED are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DOWNRATES, the top score is 8, reached by 23. NEWS, DOWN and WORD are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in DOWNRATES; 5 of them share the top score of 7. NEW, WAS and NOW are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DOWNRATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
DOWNRATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DOWNRATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNRATES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 316) | 246 | 316 | 233 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
70 of the 316 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAWNERS, STONERAW, WRASTED, DAWNER, DOWARS, DOWSET, ROWNDS, ROWTED, SAWDER, SOWDER, STAWED, STOWND and 58 more. 13 of the 316 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOWNRATES, DOWNRATE, DARNEST, OWTS, SANTERO, OWT, EW, DAN, DAS, EDS, ODA, DA and 1 more.
These 3 words take every letter of DOWNRATES plus a single extra one.