Words That Start With DOW
- 229 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With DOW
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With DOW 229 words
4-Letter Words Starting With DOW 7
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With DOW 17
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With DOW 15
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With DOW 19
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With DOW 44
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With DOW 53
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With DOW 37
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With DOW 19
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With DOW 8
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With DOW 3
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With DOW 2
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With DOW 3
Full 15-letter list17-Letter Words Starting With DOW 1
How common is DOW at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 229 words that start with DOW. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15.3 points, the best is DOWNHEARTEDNESSES (25 points) and 39.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 229
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 53 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.3
- out of 25 max
- Longest word
- DOWNHEARTEDNESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.3%
- d 11.4%
- e 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ie5.7%
- ea3.1%
- oa2.2%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with DOW
d 2o 1w 4n 1h 4e 1a 1r 1t 1e 1d 2n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1
D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1 + H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
downheartednesses
Form of downheartedness
- nouna feeling of low spirits“he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits”
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How many words that start with DOW are there?
There are 229 words that start with DOW in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 53 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with DOW?
DOWNHEARTEDNESSES is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DOWNSIZING (24), DOWNHEARTEDLY (24), DOWNSHIFTINGS (24).
What are some common words that start with DOW?
Everyday examples include DOWN, DOWNHILL, DOWNRIGHT, DOWNTOWN, DOWNFALL, DOWNWARD, DOWNHEARTED, DOWNIER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with DOW?
DOWNHEARTEDNESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, DOWNGRADING (11 letters) is the longest common one.