DINOSAUR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DINOSAUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DINOSAUR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DINOSAUR is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DINOSAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dinosaursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DINOSAUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DINOSAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DINOSAUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DINOSAUR
- All 8 letters of DINOSAUR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DINOSAUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of many extinct reptiles that lived on land during the age of the Mesozoic, some of them huge.
Every child knows the dinosaur from museums and films, from tiny feathered hunters to giant long-necked grazers. The word is also used jokingly for a person or organisation that has not kept up with the times. The common spelling is dinosaur, while deinosaur is far rarer.
How DINOSAUR is used
Literal in science and teaching; figurative when a dinosaur means something outdated.
- The museum has a full dinosaur skeleton in its main hall.
- He called the old company a dinosaur that refused to change.
- Children dig for a plastic dinosaur in the sandpit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DINOSAUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DINOSAUR
3 longer words begin with DINOSAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in DINOSAUR
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Common questions about DINOSAUR
- Is DINOSAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DINOSAUR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DINOSAUR worth?
- DINOSAUR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DINOSAUR mean?
- One of many extinct reptiles that lived on land during the age of the Mesozoic, some of them huge.
- What letters can be added to DINOSAUR?
- DINOSAUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DINOSAUR:
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