273 words come out when you unscramble DOWNWASHES, starting with DOWNWASHES itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DOWNWASHES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 8 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
WASHDOWNS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with DOWNWASHES letters; it scores 19 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNWASHES is WHOWED, 16 points; HAWSED and SHADOW on 13 follow. SEASON, SHOWED and SHADES are everyday picks.
EWHOW, WHEWS and WHOWS are the top 5-letter words made with DOWNWASHES letters, 14 points each. SHOWS, SHOWN and HANDS will look familiar.
WHEW and WHOW share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DOWNWASHES. SHOW, DOWN and HAND are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words from DOWNWASHES tie at 9 points; none scores more. NEW, WAS and HAS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DOWNWASHES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
What DOWNWASHES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DOWNWASHES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNWASHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 221 | 273 | 201 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WASHDOWNS, WASHDOWN, WHOWED, EWHOW, SWOWNDS, WHOWS, HAWSED, SHOWDS, SWOWND, SWOWNES, WHOW, SHOWD and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHWAS, DOSHAS, DOSHES, ENDASH, SHWA, DOSHA, ODAHS, AHED, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, DOH and 8 more, 20 in all.