DEWFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEWFALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEWFALL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEWFALL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEWFALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dewfallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEWFALL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEWFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does DEWFALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The formation of dew, or the time in the evening when dew begins to form.
Dewfall marks the cooling hour when moisture condenses on grass and leaves. It is a poetic way to say dusk, and in older farm writing it was a signal to bring animals in.
How DEWFALL is used
Dewfall is literary and found mostly in descriptive prose and poems.
- We walked home across the meadow at dewfall.
- By dewfall the grass was soaked and cold.
- The shepherd penned his flock before dewfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEWFALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEWFALL
1 longer words begin with DEWFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in DEWFALL
Showing 40 of 83. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DEWFALL
- Is DEWFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEWFALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEWFALL worth?
- DEWFALL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEWFALL mean?
- The formation of dew, or the time in the evening when dew begins to form.
- What letters can be added to DEWFALL?
- DEWFALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEWFALL:
Open DEWFALL in the Word Finder