What does DOWNHILL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
15
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. sloping down rather steeply

noun

  1. the downward slope of a hill
  2. a ski race down a trail

adverb

  1. toward a lower or inferior state“your performance has been going downhill for a long time now”
  2. toward the bottom of a hill“running downhill, he gained a lot of speed”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

downhills16downhiller17

Anagrams of DOWNHILL

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

Words inside DOWNHILL

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

doll5 down8 hill7 hold8 lion4 wild8 will7 wind8 don4 how9ill3 ion3 low6 now6 oil3 old4 own6 who9win6 won6 do3 hi5 ho5id3 in2 li2 lo2no2 oh5on2

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Questions

Is DOWNHILL a valid word in word games?

DOWNHILL 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 DOWNHILL worth?

DOWNHILL is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DOWNHILL?

66 other words, including IN, ON, WILL and DO.