Unscramble WASHDOWNS and you have 188 words, WASHDOWNS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
W4A1S1H43D2O1W4N12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from WASHDOWNS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 37 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words from WASHDOWNS, WHOWS leads with 14 points, then DHOWS and SHOWD on 12. SHOWS, SHOWN and HANDS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from WASHDOWNS is WHOW, 13 points; DHOW on 11 and HAWS on 10 follow. SHOW, DOWN and HAND are everyday picks.
Among 58 3-letter words in WASHDOWNS, the top score is 9, reached by 6. WAS, HAS and WHO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of WASHDOWNS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with WA · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DOWNWASH (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts WASHDOWNS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHDOWNS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 153 | 188 | 130 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WASHDOWNS, WASHDOWN, SWOWNDS, WHOWS, SHOWDS, SWOWND, WHOW, SHOWD, DONAHS, SHANDS, SOWNDS, WOAH and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHWAS, DOSHAS, SHWA, DOSHA, ODAHS, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, DOH, HAOS, HOSS, SOHS and 11 more, 23 in all.
This word takes every letter of WASHDOWNS plus a single extra one.