237 words come out when you unscramble DOWNSHIFTS, starting with DOWNSHIFTS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. DOWNSHIFT is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DOWNSHIFTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 8 letters.
DOWNSHIFT is the only one of the 9-letter words in DOWNSHIFTS; it scores 19 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNSHIFTS, FOWTHS and WHIFTS tie for first at 15 points. SHIFTS and WIDTHS are everyday picks.
FOWTH, HOWFS and WHIFT share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words from DOWNSHIFTS. SHOWS, SHOWN and WIDTH are the ones most people know.
HOWF tops the 4-letter words from DOWNSHIFTS at 13 points; next come DHOW and DOWF on 11. FIND, INFO and SHOW will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in DOWNSHIFTS, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. WHO, NOW and TWO are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DOWNSHIFTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOWFS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DOWNSHIFTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNSHIFTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 186 | 236 | 172 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: FOWTHS, WHIFTS, FOWTH, WHIFT, SHOWDS, SNOWISH, SHOWD, SOWTHS, DOWF, SOWFS, SOWTH, STOWNDS and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: WHOSITS, WHOSIT, DIFS, DOHS, DOSH, SIDH, DIF, DOH, HOSS, HOS, OWT, SHO and 2 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.