DAWG is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. DAWG is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 10 points there.
Which word lists accept DAWG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAWG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAWG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dawgsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAWG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DAWG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DAWG mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
Dog, in a spelling that marks casual or African American speech.
Dawg is a respelling rather than a separate word, and it does two jobs at once: it writes an accent, and it turns the animal into a form of address between friends. The second is the living one — my dawg means an ally, not a pet — and it reached general use through hip hop.
How DAWG is used
Used in direct address and as a noun — what up, dawg. The plural is dawgs.
- What up, dawg, long time.
- He calls everybody dawg and means it kindly.
- The lyric spells it dawg on purpose.
- My dawg would have said something.
- Two dawgs from the same block ended up on the same team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAWG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAWG
The 4 tiles of DAWG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAWG
1 longer words begin with DAWG.
Shorter words from the letters in DAWG
Common questions about DAWG
- Is DAWG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAWG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAWG worth?
- DAWG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAWG mean?
- Dog, in a spelling that marks casual or African American speech.
- What letters can be added to DAWG?
- DAWG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DAWG:
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