DEDENDUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEDENDUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEDENDUM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEDENDUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEDENDUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dedendumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEDENDUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEDENDUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEDENDUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEDENDUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The radial depth of a gear tooth below the pitch circle.
Designers set the dedendum slightly larger than the opposite measure, the addendum, so a mating tooth has room to turn. It runs from the pitch circle down to the root of the tooth.
How DEDENDUM is used
A term from mechanical engineering and gear design.
- The dedendum determines how deep the tooth space is cut.
- She calculated the dedendum from the module of the gear.
- A shallow dedendum can make the teeth jam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEDENDUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEDENDUM
1 longer words begin with DEDENDUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DEDENDUM
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Common questions about DEDENDUM
- Is DEDENDUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEDENDUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEDENDUM worth?
- DEDENDUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEDENDUM mean?
- The radial depth of a gear tooth below the pitch circle.
- What letters can be added to DEDENDUM?
- DEDENDUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEDENDUM:
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