Downer
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A drug or substance that reduces nervous excitability and produces a calming or sedative effect on a person.
“The doctor warned that combining a downer with alcohol could have serious consequences.”
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down·er
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Wordle
The OWN cluster is followed by ER, two vowels O and E appear in positions two and five.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, W scores 4 and the ER ending is useful for hooking further words.
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