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Downtown

Q: What does downtown mean?

As a noun, downtown means “the central area or commercial center of a town or city”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

d ₂o ₁w ₄n ₁t ₁o ₁w ₄n ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · adverb · 8 letters · Common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does downtown mean?

noun

the central area or commercial center of a town or city
“the heart of Birmingham's downtown”
Synonymsbusiness district

adjective

of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
“downtown Manhattan”

adverb

toward or in the lower or central part of town

Is DOWNTOWN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is DOWNTOWN worth?

Scrabble

15 pts

d ₂o ₁w ₄n ₁t ₁o ₁w ₄n ₁

Words With Friends

17 pts

d ₂o ₁w ₄n ₂t ₁o ₁w ₄n ₂

Wordfeud

15 pts

d ₂o ₁w ₄n ₁t ₁o ₁w ₄n ₁

NYT Crossplay

17 pts

d ₂o ₁w ₅n ₁t ₁o ₁w ₅n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DOWNTOWN

Best shorter words top 30 of 48

wonton 9 wow 9 down 8 dowt 8 wood 8 donnot 7 dow 7 nown 7 nowt 7 town 7 wont 7 woon 7 woot 7 now 6 own 6 owt 6 tondo 6 tow 6 two 6 won 6 woo 6 wot 6 doon 5 ow 5 wo 5 don 4 doo 4 dot 4 nod 4 noon 4

See all 48 words made from DOWNTOWN

Hooks for DOWNTOWN

Add one letter to the front or back of DOWNTOWN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

downtowns

Words that end like DOWNTOWN

Common words that share the ending -OWN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -OWN

Downtown: quick answers

Is DOWNTOWN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DOWNTOWN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DOWNTOWN worth?

DOWNTOWN scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does downtown mean?

As a noun, downtown means “the central area or commercial center of a town or city”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in DOWNTOWN?

You can make 48 shorter words from DOWNTOWN, such as WONTON, WOW, DOWN, DOWT. See the full list.