DOGFIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DOGFIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGFIGHT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGFIGHT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGFIGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dogfightsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGFIGHT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOGFIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOGFIGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOGFIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A close, twisting combat between fighter aircraft, or any fierce and disorderly contest.
Pilots in a dogfight turn tightly to get behind each other, which makes the fight fast and chaotic. Writers borrow the word for races, elections and takeovers that are narrowly and bitterly contested. It can also mean a brawl between dogs.
How DOGFIGHT is used
Used literally in military aviation and figuratively in sport, business and politics.
- The two pilots twisted through the clouds in a long dogfight.
- The election turned into a bitter dogfight between the two leaders.
- Police broke up an illegal dogfight in the barn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGFIGHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGFIGHT
5 longer words begin with DOGFIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGFIGHT
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Common questions about DOGFIGHT
- Is DOGFIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGFIGHT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGFIGHT worth?
- DOGFIGHT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGFIGHT mean?
- A close, twisting combat between fighter aircraft, or any fierce and disorderly contest.
- What letters can be added to DOGFIGHT?
- DOGFIGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOGFIGHT:
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