DAUB is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DAUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAUB?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAUB is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAUB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAUB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DAUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about DAUB
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DAUB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To coat or smear a surface roughly with a soft substance such as plaster, clay, or paint.
Builders once used mud or clay to daub the woven panels of wattle-and-daub walls, sealing the gaps between the sticks. The word also describes any rough, careless smearing, as when a child daubs paint across paper.
How DAUB is used
Frequently paired with "wattle" in the historic building term "wattle and daub".
- Workers used to daub the wall with a mixture of mud and straw.
- She daubed a thick layer of paint onto the canvas.
- The child daubed her fingers with bright colors.
- Rain had daubed the windows with streaks of dirt.
- He was daubing plaster over the cracks when the ladder slipped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAUB
The 4 tiles of DAUB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DAUB
16 longer words begin with DAUB.
Words ending in DAUB
1 words end in DAUB. Useful as a back hook: play DAUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAUB inside
3 words contain DAUB in the middle. Words that start with DAUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAUB
Common questions about DAUB
- Is DAUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAUB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAUB worth?
- DAUB is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAUB mean?
- To coat or smear a surface roughly with a soft substance such as plaster, clay, or paint.
- What letters can be added to DAUB?
- DAUB takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DAUB:
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