DODDER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DODDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DODDER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DODDER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DODDER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DODDER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DODDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does DODDER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To shake or move unsteadily, especially from age or weakness.
This verb pictures a slow, trembling walk, as of an elderly person crossing a room with small uncertain steps. It gives the familiar adjective doddery. The same spelling is also a noun for a thread-like parasitic plant that twines around its host and takes its nourishment, a sense that reaches back to the same idea of weak, wandering growth.
How DODDER is used
Typically used of elderly people; also the name of a parasitic vine.
- The old man began to dodder down the garden path.
- She watched her grandfather dodder across the kitchen.
- Do not dodder at the door; come in.
- The kitten would dodder after its mother.
- He seemed to dodder a little after the long illness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DODDER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DODDER
The 6 tiles of DODDER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DODDER
8 longer words begin with DODDER.
Shorter words from the letters in DODDER
Common questions about DODDER
- Is DODDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DODDER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DODDER worth?
- DODDER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DODDER mean?
- To shake or move unsteadily, especially from age or weakness.
- What letters can be added to DODDER?
- DODDER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DODDER:
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