DAPPERLINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAPPERLINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2a1p3p3e1r1l1i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listDAPPERLINGS · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DAPPERLINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.55%
Our own measure of how useful DAPPERLINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAPPERLINGS
No single letter turns DAPPERLINGS into another word.
How DAPPERLINGS scores
Scrabble d2a1p3p3e1r1l1i1n1g2s1 17
Words with Friends d2a1p4p4e1r1l2i1n2g3s1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in DAPPERLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DAPPERLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DAPPERLINGS
dapperling16 lappering14 paperings14 rappeling14 sandpiper14 delapsing13 pleadings13 respading13 speldring13 sprangled13 spreading13 springald13 graplines12 pearlings12 presignal12 relapsing12 spanglier12 dearlings11 draglines11 dappling14 drapping14 grappled14 apprised13 drappies13 genipaps13 grapples13 gripples13 lappings13 papering13 parpends13 rappings13 reppings13 sappling13 slapping13 slippage13 apperils12 appliers12 pedaling12 pleading12 preplans12
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Common questions about DAPPERLINGS
- Is DAPPERLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAPPERLINGS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAPPERLINGS worth?
- DAPPERLINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DAPPERLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to DAPPERLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DAPPERLINGS:
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