DISHWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISHWATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISHWATER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISHWATER is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISHWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dishwatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISHWATER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISHWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISHWATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISHWATER
- All 9 letters of DISHWATER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISHWATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Water in which dishes have been washed, usually grey and greasy.
Dishwater is the cloudy leftover liquid in the sink after the plates are clean. It features in comparisons for anything weak or dull, such as coffee as dull as dishwater. The phrase suggests something thin, grey and unappetising.
How DISHWATER is used
Used literally in the kitchen and figuratively in the saying dull as dishwater.
- She poured the dishwater down the drain.
- The soup tasted like thin dishwater.
- His speech was as dull as dishwater.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISHWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISHWATER
1 longer words begin with DISHWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in DISHWATER
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Common questions about DISHWATER
- Is DISHWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISHWATER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISHWATER worth?
- DISHWATER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISHWATER mean?
- Water in which dishes have been washed, usually grey and greasy.
- What letters can be added to DISHWATER?
- DISHWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISHWATER:
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