BULLDOZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BULLDOZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULLDOZE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULLDOZE is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULLDOZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BULLDOZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BULLDOZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BULLDOZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BULLDOZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To clear land or knock down buildings with a heavy machine, or to push something through by force.
A crew might bulldoze an old lot to make way for a new road. In speech the verb also describes forcing a plan through, ignoring every objection.
How BULLDOZE is used
People use bulldoze literally for construction and figuratively for overriding opposition.
- They plan to bulldoze the empty warehouse next week.
- Do not let him bulldoze you into signing.
- The council voted to bulldoze the old stadium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULLDOZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BULLDOZE
4 longer words begin with BULLDOZE.
Shorter words from the letters in BULLDOZE
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Common questions about BULLDOZE
- Is BULLDOZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULLDOZE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULLDOZE worth?
- BULLDOZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULLDOZE mean?
- To clear land or knock down buildings with a heavy machine, or to push something through by force.
- What letters can be added to BULLDOZE?
- BULLDOZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BULLDOZE:
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