Unscramble SHOOTDOWNS to get 187 words. SHOOTDOWNS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHOOTDOWN leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SHOOTDOWNS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 14 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with SHOOTDOWNS letters: SHOOTDOWN, 16 points.
SONHOODS is the only one of the 8-letter words in SHOOTDOWNS; it scores 12 points.
The 5-letter words made with SHOOTDOWNS letters are led by DHOWS and SHOWD, 12 points each. SHOWS, SHOWN and SHOTS are the familiar ones.
DHOW tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHOOTDOWNS at 11 points; next come HOWS and SHOW on 10. DOWN, TOWN and WOOD will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from SHOOTDOWNS, HOW and WHO tie for first at 9 points. NOT, NOW and TWO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SHOOTDOWNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DHOWS, SONHOODS and SWOOSH (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SHOOTDOWNS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 145 | 187 | 131 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: SHOWDS, SHOWD, SOWTHS, WHOOTS, HOWSO, SOWTH, STOWNDS, WHOOT, SOWNDS, STOWND, WHOT, DOWTS and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: SHOOTDOWNS, SHOOTDOWN, DOHS, DOSH, DOH, HOSS, OWTS, SOHS, HOO, HOS, OWT, SHO and 2 more.