DOGCATCHER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DOGCATCHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGCATCHER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGCATCHER is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGCATCHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dogcatchersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGCATCHER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DOGCATCHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOGCATCHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOGCATCHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A town official whose job is to collect stray dogs and take them to a pound.
The dogcatcher is a stock figure of small-town stories, driving a van and carrying a net. In American politics the word has also become a joke about the lowest elected office, as in not even fit to be a dogcatcher.
How DOGCATCHER is used
Mostly North American, and informal in tone.
- The dogcatcher found the lost terrier by the creek.
- He joked that he could not even get elected dogcatcher.
- A dogcatcher drove slowly down our street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGCATCHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGCATCHER
1 longer words begin with DOGCATCHER.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGCATCHER
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Common questions about DOGCATCHER
- Is DOGCATCHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGCATCHER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGCATCHER worth?
- DOGCATCHER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGCATCHER mean?
- A town official whose job is to collect stray dogs and take them to a pound.
- What letters can be added to DOGCATCHER?
- DOGCATCHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DOGCATCHER:
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