Words that start with DOW
153 words begin with DOW, and DOWNHEARTEDLY scores the most at 24 points.
Results
15-letter words count:2
14-letter words count:1
13-letter words count:2
12-letter words count:3
11-letter words count:13
10-letter words count:26
9-letter words count:41
8-letter words count:31
7-letter words count:13
6-letter words count:9
5-letter words count:9
4-letter words count:2
3-letter words count:1
What this list covers
153 words in English begin with DOW. The longest are at the top, where they are most useful.
The results run from 3 letters up to 15, and the 9-letter group is the largest at 41 words.
Reading the list
For points rather than length, take DOWNHEARTEDLY at 24 points. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers DOWNSIZING at 27.
Nothing here runs past 15 letters, where you will find DOWNHEARTEDNESS and DOWNRIGHTNESSES.
The related pages below slice this list more finely than one page usefully can.
What some of these mean
- downheartedness
- a feeling of low spirits
- downrightness
- the quality of being direct and straightforward
- downhearted
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- downtrodden
- abused or oppressed by people in power
- downsizing
- the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Common questions
- How many words start with DOW?
- 153, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with DOW?
- DOWNHEARTEDLY, worth 24 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with DOW?
- DOWNHEARTEDNESS and DOWNRIGHTNESSES, at 15 letters.