DOGFACE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DOGFACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGFACE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGFACE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGFACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dogfacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGFACE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOGFACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does DOGFACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangNorth American
A slang word for a soldier in the United States Army, especially an infantryman.
Dogface was a nickname that soldiers used for themselves, most famously in the Second World War, and it carried pride along with a touch of rough humour. Cartoons of the era made the dogface a symbol of the ordinary foot soldier.
How DOGFACE is used
Dogface is a dated American slang term, found mostly in war stories.
- Every dogface in the platoon dreamed of a hot meal.
- The cartoon showed a muddy dogface trudging along a road.
- My grandfather proudly called himself a dogface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGFACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGFACE
1 longer words begin with DOGFACE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGFACE
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Common questions about DOGFACE
- Is DOGFACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGFACE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGFACE worth?
- DOGFACE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGFACE mean?
- A slang word for a soldier in the United States Army, especially an infantryman.
- What letters can be added to DOGFACE?
- DOGFACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOGFACE:
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