What COUNTDOWN Means
- noun: counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
COUNTDOWN is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 U1 N1 T1 D2 O1 W4 N1.
Words Made From The Letters In COUNTDOWN
102 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (4)
6 letter words (4)
5 letter words (10)
4 letter words (32)
CONDCONNCOOTDOCODOONDOUCDOUNDOUTDOWNDOWTDUCTDUNTNOONNOUNNOUTNOWNNOWTONTOOONTTOCOTOONTOUNTOWNTUNDUDONUNCOUNDOUNTOWONTWOODWOONWOOT
3 letter words (40)
CODCONCOOCOTCOWCUDCUTDOCDONDOODOTDOWDUNDUONODNONNOONOTNOWNUNNUTONOOONOOTOUDOUTOWNOWTTOCTODTONTOOTOWTUNTWOUDOWONWOOWOTWUD
2 letter words (12)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.