downward
Downward is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including extending or moving from a higher to a lower place or spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
17
Starts
DO
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DOWNWARD” Mean?
/ˈdaʊnwɚd/
downward has 3 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
2 sensesextending or moving from a higher to a lower place
“the down staircase”
“the downward course of the stream”
Synonyms
on or toward a surface regarded as a base
“he lay face downward”
“the downward pull of gravity”
Adverb
1 sensespatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
“don't fall down”
“rode the lift up and skied down”
“prices plunged downward”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DOWNWARD
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
D, O, W, N, W, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DOWNWARD has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOWNWARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DOWNWARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DOWNWARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFA
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DO, OW, WN, NW, WA, AR, RD
Trigrams
DOW, OWN, WNW, NWA, WAR, ARD
Crossword Intelligence
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