DIRGEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIRGEFUL 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 DIRGEFUL?
| 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 DIRGEFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRGEFUL
No single letter turns DIRGEFUL into another word.
How DIRGEFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIRGEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIRGEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIRGEFUL
- All 8 letters of DIRGEFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIRGEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Mournful and slow, like a funeral song.
Poets reach for it when music, wind or voices sound like a lament. Dirgeful paints a bleak mood rather than a cheerful one.
How DIRGEFUL is used
Literary and uncommon, used for sounds or atmosphere.
- A dirgeful tune drifted over the graves.
- The dirgeful bells rang all evening.
- His dirgeful voice filled the chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIRGEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRGEFUL
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Common questions about DIRGEFUL
- Is DIRGEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRGEFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRGEFUL worth?
- DIRGEFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIRGEFUL mean?
- Mournful and slow, like a funeral song.
- What letters can be added to DIRGEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to DIRGEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIRGEFUL:
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