What does DOWN mean?

Pronunciation
/daʊn/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. being or moving lower in position or less in some value“lay face down”
  2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place“the down staircase”
  3. becoming progressively lower“the down trend in the real estate market”
  4. being put out by a strikeout“two down in the bottom of the ninth”
  5. understood perfectly“had his algebra problems down”
  6. lower than previously“the market is depressed”
  7. shut“the shades were down”
  8. not functioning (temporarily or permanently)“we can't work because the computer is down”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

downs9downed11downing12

Anagrams of DOWN

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DOWN

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

don4 dow7nod4 now6 own6 won6 do3 no2 od3on2 ow5wo5

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Questions

Is DOWN a valid word in word games?

DOWN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DOWN worth?

DOWN is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DOWN?

12 other words, including ON, DO, NO and NOW.