downwards
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈdaʊnwədz/
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/ˈdaʊnwədz/ · /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ (US)
Definition of downwards
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
-
(not-comparable)Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
“Gravity pulls everything downwards.”
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adv
-
(not-comparable)Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
“Gravity pulls everything downwards.”
-
(not-comparable)Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
“After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.”
adj
- Downward.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From down + -wards.
Words you can make from downwards
168 playable · top: DRAWDOWNS (17 pts)
Best play drawdowns 17 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
31 words- ADOWN 9 pts
- DAWNS 9 pts
- DOWNS 9 pts
- DRAWN 9 pts
- DRAWS 9 pts
- DROWN 9 pts
- SWARD 9 pts
- SWORD 9 pts
- WANDS 9 pts
- WARDS 9 pts
- WOADS 9 pts
- WORDS 9 pts
- ROWAN 8 pts
- SOWAR 8 pts
- SWORN 8 pts
- WARNS 8 pts
- DADOS 7 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- DARNS 6 pts
- DONAS 6 pts
- DORSA 6 pts
- NARDS 6 pts
- RADON 6 pts
- RANDO 6 pts
- RANDS 6 pts
- ROADS 6 pts
- SAROD 6 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
- ROANS 5 pts
- SONAR 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- WAWS 10 pts
- WOWS 10 pts
- DAWN 8 pts
- DAWS 8 pts
- DOWN 8 pts
- DOWS 8 pts
- DRAW 8 pts
- WADS 8 pts
- WAND 8 pts
- WARD 8 pts
- WOAD 8 pts
- WORD 8 pts
- AWNS 7 pts
- NOWS 7 pts
- OWNS 7 pts
- RAWS 7 pts
- ROWS 7 pts
- SAWN 7 pts
- SNAW 7 pts
- SNOW 7 pts
- SOWN 7 pts
- SWAN 7 pts
- WANS 7 pts
- WARN 7 pts
- WARS 7 pts
- WONS 7 pts
- WORN 7 pts
- ADDS 6 pts
- DADO 6 pts
- DADS 6 pts
- ODDS 6 pts
- ADOS 5 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DONA 5 pts
- DONS 5 pts
- DORS 5 pts
- DOSA 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NODS 5 pts
- ODAS 5 pts
- ORAD 5 pts
- RADS 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- ROAD 5 pts
- RODS 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- SARD 5 pts
- SODA 5 pts
- SORD 5 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- NAOS 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- SOAR 4 pts
- SORA 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
3-letter words
48 words- WAW 9 pts
- WOW 9 pts
- DAW 7 pts
- DOW 7 pts
- WAD 7 pts
- AWN 6 pts
- NAW 6 pts
- NOW 6 pts
- OWN 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- SAW 6 pts
- SOW 6 pts
- WAN 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- WAS 6 pts
- WON 6 pts
- WOS 6 pts
- ADD 5 pts
- DAD 5 pts
- ODD 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
2-letter words
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