AOUDAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AOUDAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AOUDAD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AOUDAD is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AOUDAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aoudadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AOUDAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AOUDAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about AOUDAD
- AOUDAD runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AOUDAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A wild sheep of the mountains and deserts of North Africa, with a long fringe of hair on its throat and forelegs.
The aoudad, known elsewhere as the Barbary sheep, lives on rocky slopes across northern Africa and has since been introduced to parts of the American Southwest for hunting. Its shaggy mane and short, curved horns set it apart from domestic sheep, and it climbs cliffs more like a goat than a typical flock animal. Naturalists sometimes link the aoudad to biblical descriptions of wild mountain sheep because of its range and appearance. Hunters and wildlife guides use the name aoudad rather than a general term like wild sheep to be precise about the species.
How AOUDAD is used
A specific animal name, used in zoology and by hunters rather than in general conversation.
- A herd of aoudad grazed on the rocky hillside.
- The park introduced aoudad decades ago and they have thrived since.
- Hunters track the aoudad across steep, dry terrain.
- The aoudad's mane grows longest on old males.
- Zoologists study how the aoudad adapts to desert heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AOUDAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AOUDAD
1 longer words begin with AOUDAD.
Shorter words from the letters in AOUDAD
Common questions about AOUDAD
- Is AOUDAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AOUDAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AOUDAD worth?
- AOUDAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AOUDAD mean?
- A wild sheep of the mountains and deserts of North Africa, with a long fringe of hair on its throat and forelegs.
- What letters can be added to AOUDAD?
- AOUDAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AOUDAD:
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