downstep
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of downstep
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
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noun
- A downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
verb
- To apply a downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From down- + step.
Words you can make from downstep
200+ playable · top: STEPDOWN (14 pts)
Best play stepdown 14 points6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
50 words- PWNED 11 pts
- STOWP 10 pts
- SWEPT 10 pts
- DOWNS 9 pts
- DOWSE 9 pts
- ENDOW 9 pts
- OWNED 9 pts
- SOWED 9 pts
- TOWED 9 pts
- WENDS 9 pts
- DEPOT 8 pts
- DOPES 8 pts
- ENOWS 8 pts
- NEWTS 8 pts
- NOWTS 8 pts
- OPTED 8 pts
- OWSEN 8 pts
- PENDS 8 pts
- PONDS 8 pts
- POSED 8 pts
- SPEND 8 pts
- SPODE 8 pts
- TOPED 8 pts
- TOWNS 8 pts
- WONTS 8 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPENS 7 pts
- PEONS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- PONES 7 pts
- SPENT 7 pts
- STOPE 7 pts
- TOPES 7 pts
- DENTS 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- NODES 6 pts
- NOSED 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- SONDE 6 pts
- TENDS 6 pts
- TONED 6 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
4-letter words
104 words- PEWS 9 pts
- POWS 9 pts
- PWNS 9 pts
- SPEW 9 pts
- SWOP 9 pts
- WEPT 9 pts
- DEWS 8 pts
- DOWN 8 pts
- DOWS 8 pts
- OWED 8 pts
- WEDS 8 pts
- WEND 8 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DOPE 7 pts
- ENOW 7 pts
- NEWS 7 pts
- NEWT 7 pts
- NOWS 7 pts
- NOWT 7 pts
- OPED 7 pts
- OWES 7 pts
- OWNS 7 pts
- OWSE 7 pts
- OWTS 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PEND 7 pts
- PODS 7 pts
- POND 7 pts
- SEWN 7 pts
- SNOW 7 pts
- SOWN 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- STEW 7 pts
- STOW 7 pts
- SWOT 7 pts
- TEWS 7 pts
- TOWN 7 pts
- TOWS 7 pts
- TWOS 7 pts
- WENS 7 pts
- WENT 7 pts
- WEST 7 pts
- WETS 7 pts
- WOES 7 pts
- WONS 7 pts
- WONT 7 pts
- WOST 7 pts
- WOTS 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPTS 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- POST 6 pts
- POTS 6 pts
- SEPT 6 pts
- SPOT 6 pts
- STEP 6 pts
- STOP 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPS 6 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DONS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NODS 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- TEDS 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TODS 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- DEW 7 pts
- DOW 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- NEW 6 pts
- NOW 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- OWN 6 pts
- OWT 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
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