downsize
VERB
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
downsize is a valid 8-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2O1W4N1S1I1Z10E1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does downsize mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Design or manufacture in a smaller size.
“the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive”
BROADER
2
Dismiss from work.
“three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis”
BROADER
3
(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees.
“the company downsized its research staff”
BROADER