ARDUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARDUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARDUOUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARDUOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARDUOUS
No single letter turns ARDUOUS into another word.
How ARDUOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARDUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What stands out about ARDUOUS
- ARDUOUS 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 ARDUOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Needing great effort and hard to carry out.
It suggests tiring and sustained work, whether physical or mental. A climb, a journey or a task can be arduous, but not a quick difficulty.
How ARDUOUS is used
Arduous describes a task or journey that demands effort.
- The climb to the summit was arduous.
- They made an arduous journey over the pass.
- Learning the language proved arduous work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARDUOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARDUOUS
3 longer words begin with ARDUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARDUOUS
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Common questions about ARDUOUS
- Is ARDUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARDUOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARDUOUS worth?
- ARDUOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARDUOUS mean?
- Needing great effort and hard to carry out.
- What letters can be added to ARDUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARDUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARDUOUS:
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