DOGGEREL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOGGEREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGGEREL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGGEREL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGGEREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doggerelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGGEREL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOGGEREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOGGEREL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOGGEREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Clumsy, badly made verse, usually comic and loosely rhymed.
Greeting cards and playground chants are full of doggerel with jingly rhymes and uneven rhythm. Unlike serious poetry it does not aim at beauty, and the label is often mildly mocking.
How DOGGEREL is used
Used to describe silly or poorly written verse.
- He scribbled some doggerel on the birthday card.
- Critics dismissed the poem as mere doggerel.
- The pirate song was pure doggerel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGGEREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGGEREL
1 longer words begin with DOGGEREL.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGGEREL
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Common questions about DOGGEREL
- Is DOGGEREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGGEREL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGGEREL worth?
- DOGGEREL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGGEREL mean?
- Clumsy, badly made verse, usually comic and loosely rhymed.
- What letters can be added to DOGGEREL?
- DOGGEREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOGGEREL:
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