Unscramble SHUTDOWNS to get 225 words. SHUTDOWNS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHUTDOWN leads with 15 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SHUTDOWNS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 23 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 19 with 2.
SHUTDOWN is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SHUTDOWNS letters; it scores 15 points.
SHOWDS tops the 6-letter words from SHUTDOWNS at 13 points; next come SOWTHS on 12 and HOUNDS on 10. SOUNDS, WOUNDS and SHOUTS will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHUTDOWNS, DHOWS and SHOWD tie for first at 12 points. SOUTH, SOUND and SHOWS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in SHUTDOWNS, DHOW leads with 11 points, then HOWS and SHOW on 10. DOWN, TOWN and THUS are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words made with SHUTDOWNS letters, HOW and WHO tie for first at 9 points. NOT, OUT and NOW are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SHUTDOWNS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
What SHUTDOWNS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SHUTDOWNS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUTDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 179 | 225 | 159 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: SHOWDS, SHOWD, SOWTHS, SOWTH, STOWNDS, SOWNDS, STOWND, UNSHOTS, UNSTOWS, WHOT, DOWTS, DUNSH and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: HUNDOS, HUNDO, DOHS, DOSH, DOH, DUH, HOSS, OWTS, SOHS, DOUTS, HOS, NUTSOS and 8 more.