DEWLAP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEWLAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEWLAP?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEWLAP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEWLAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEWLAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEWLAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does DEWLAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loose fold of skin that hangs beneath the throat or neck of an animal.
A dewlap is most obvious on cattle, where it swings below the jaw, but it also appears on dogs, some lizards and certain birds. In lizards such as the anole it can be flared out as a bright signal to rivals or mates. The word is old, and its first part probably has nothing to do with morning dew, though writers long ago liked to imagine that cattle brushed the wet grass with it.
How DEWLAP is used
Used in farming, zoology and breed descriptions; occasionally applied to loose skin on a person's neck.
- The bull shook his heavy dewlap as he turned.
- A green anole puffs out its red dewlap to warn off a rival.
- The judge ran a hand along the cow's smooth dewlap.
- Zebu cattle are known for a large dewlap and a hump over the shoulders.
- The old hound's dewlap trembled when he barked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEWLAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEWLAP
3 longer words begin with DEWLAP.
Shorter words from the letters in DEWLAP
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Common questions about DEWLAP
- Is DEWLAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEWLAP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEWLAP worth?
- DEWLAP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEWLAP mean?
- A loose fold of skin that hangs beneath the throat or neck of an animal.
- What letters can be added to DEWLAP?
- DEWLAP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEWLAP:
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