DOUBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOUBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOUBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOUBLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOUBLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOUBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOUBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 97,009.
What does DOUBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made up of two matching parts, or twice as large, as strong or as many as something usual.
Double is one of the busiest words in English and changes its job with its neighbours. A double bed is built for two, a double portion is twice the normal serving, and a double meaning means a phrase can be read in two ways. It also serves as a noun for a lookalike and as a verb for becoming twice as big, and it comes through French from the Latin duplus.
How DOUBLE is used
Common in everyday speech; also a noun and a verb with related senses.
- They booked a double room for the weekend.
- The recipe calls for a double batch of dough.
- He lived a double life that nobody suspected.
- Cross the double line only when the road is clear.
- Her remark had a double edge that made everyone pause.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOUBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOUBLE
21 longer words begin with DOUBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOUBLE
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Common questions about DOUBLE
- Is DOUBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOUBLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOUBLE worth?
- DOUBLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOUBLE mean?
- Made up of two matching parts, or twice as large, as strong or as many as something usual.
- What letters can be added to DOUBLE?
- DOUBLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOUBLE:
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