DAG is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAG?
| 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 DAG is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does DAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lock of wool matted with dirt on a sheep.
Dags are cut away before shearing, and the job gave Australian and New Zealand English a mild insult for somebody scruffy. From there it softened again into an almost affectionate word for a harmless eccentric.
How DAG is used
Countable: a dag, two dags. The insult is Australasian.
- The dags are cut off before the fleece is taken.
- A dag in Australian speech is a scruffy person.
- He calls himself a dag and means it kindly.
- The word dag moved from the sheep to the shearer.
- Two dags matted together and impossible to comb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAG
The 3 tiles of DAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAG
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with DAG.
Words with DAG inside
Showing 24 of 125 words that contain DAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAG
Common questions about DAG
- Is DAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAG, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAG worth?
- DAG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAG mean?
- A lock of wool matted with dirt on a sheep.
- What letters can be added to DAG?
- DAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DAG:
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