DEW is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEW?
| 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 DEW is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does DEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
Drops of water that form on cool surfaces overnight.
Dew does not fall: it condenses out of the air onto anything cold enough, which is why grass has it and the ground under a tree does not. The dew point is the temperature at which that starts, and it explains more about how a day will feel than the forecast usually does.
How DEW is used
Uncountable: heavy dew, morning dew.
- The dew was heavy enough to soak both boots.
- Dew forms on the grass and not under the tree.
- The dew point tells you more than the temperature.
- By nine the dew had gone off the field.
- Dew does not fall, whatever the phrase suggests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEW
The 3 tiles of DEW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEW
Showing 24 of 59 words that begin with DEW.
Words ending in DEW
7 words end in DEW. Useful as a back hook: play DEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEW inside
Showing 24 of 67 words that contain DEW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEW
Common questions about DEW
- Is DEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEW, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEW worth?
- DEW is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEW mean?
- Drops of water that form on cool surfaces overnight.
- What letters can be added to DEW?
- DEW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DEW:
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