226 words come out when you unscramble DOWNSWEPT, starting with DOWNSWEPT itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2O1W4N12S1W4E1P34T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DOWNSWEPT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 7 letters.
WOWED scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNSWEPT at 12 points, ahead of DOWPS and POWND on 11. OWNED, NOTED and SPENT are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from DOWNSWEPT, DOWP and WOWS tie for first at 10 points. NEWS, DOWN and WEST are everyday picks.
WOW tops the 3-letter words from DOWNSWEPT at 9 points; next come PEW and POW on 8. NEW, NOW and TOP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DOWNSWEPT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DO · ending in PT · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; STEPDOWN (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DOWNSWEPT is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNSWEPT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 181 | 226 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWNSWEPT, STEWPOND, SWOWND, POWNDS, SOWPED, SWOWNE, DOWPS, POWND, DOWP, DOWSET, POWNS, STOWND and 31 more. 15 of the 226 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STEPDOWN, PWNED, DOPEST, PWNS, PWN, DEPS, OWTS, DEP, OWT, EW, POS, PST and 3 more. 2 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US: WOPS and WOP.