Unscramble SLOWDOWNS and you have 130 words, SLOWDOWNS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. SLOWDOWN, DOWNLOWS and LOWDOWNS are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SLOWDOWNS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 3 with 7, 8 with 6, 28 with 5, 46 with 4, 31 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Of the 28 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SLOWDOWNS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. WOODS, DOWNS and SOLOS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SLOWDOWNS, WOWS leads with 10 points, then DOWL and DOWN on 8. LOSS, SOON and WOOD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SLOWDOWNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SL · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
SLOWDOWNS first, then short meanings for the 5 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SLOWDOWNS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLOWDOWNS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 130) | 89 | 130 | 87 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWNLOWS, DOWNLOW, SWOWNDS, SWOWND, LOWNDS, SOWNDS, WOOLDS, DOWLS, LOWND, SOWND, WOOLD, DOWL and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ONOS and ONO, 2 in all.