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Unscramble DOWN

Unscrambling the letters D-O-W-N gives 13 valid words, such as DO, NOD, NO. Every word from DOWN is listed below by length, with its Scrabble score.

Quick answer

What words can you make with the letters DOWN?

The letters DOWN make 13 valid English words. Using all 4 letters gives DOWN. The most common word from these letters is DO.

Letters
4
Words found
13
Uses all 4
1
Is a word
Yes

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4-letter words made by unscrambling DOWN

1 4-letter word from the letters DOWN, each using every letter once.

3-letter words made by unscrambling DOWN

6 3-letter words from the letters DOWN.

2-letter words made by unscrambling DOWN

6 2-letter words from the letters DOWN.

Highest-scoring words from DOWN

The best Scrabble plays from these letters, before premium squares, with Words With Friends points for comparison.

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
DOWN89
DOW77
NOW67
WON67
OWN67
OW55
WO55
NOD45
DON45
DO33

Unscramble DOWN with a blank tile

With one blank tile added, DOWN spells these 5-letter words. The letter in brackets is what the blank stands for.

  • wound (U)
  • drown (R)
  • endow (E)
  • downy (Y)
  • owned (E)
  • adown (A)
  • downa (A)
  • downs (S)
  • indow (I)
  • lownd (L)
  • nowed (E)
  • pownd (P)
  • rownd (R)
  • sownd (S)

Is DOWN itself a word?

Yes. DOWN is a valid word, worth 8 points in Scrabble. See what DOWN means and whether it is a valid Scrabble word.

How DOWN was unscrambled

Unscrambling does not mean testing every arrangement of DOWN. Instead, every word in the dictionary is filed under a fingerprint made by sorting its letters alphabetically. Sorting these 4 letters gives dnow, and every subset of them is looked up directly against that index.

That is why the result is exhaustive rather than a best guess. All 13 words shown here are every word the dictionary contains that can be built from these letters, with nothing omitted.

Playing the letters DOWN

Since DOWN uses all 4 letters, it is the play to look for first — in Scrabble, using all seven tiles from a full rack earns a 50-point bingo bonus on top of the word score.

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Unscramble DOWN FAQ

What words can you make with the letters DOWN?

The letters DOWN spell 13 valid English words, from two letters up to 4. Using all 4 letters gives DOWN.

What does DOWN unscramble to?

DOWN unscrambles to DOWN, which uses all 4 letters exactly once.

How many words can be made from DOWN?

13 valid English words can be made from these letters, counting every length from two upward. The list on this page shows them grouped by length with the most common first.

What is the highest-scoring word from DOWN?

DOWN scores highest at 8 points in Scrabble.

What can you make from DOWN with a blank tile?

Adding one blank tile to DOWN spells 5-letter words such as WOUND (blank as U), DROWN (blank as R), ENDOW (blank as E), DOWNY (blank as Y).