DOGGISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DOGGISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGGISHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGGISHNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGGISHNESS
No single letter turns DOGGISHNESS into another word.
How DOGGISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DOGGISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOGGISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOGGISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of behaving or looking like a dog, sometimes with a hint of surliness or showy style.
The word doggishness is built from doggish and turns a dog-like trait into a general quality. It can be affectionate or mildly insulting, depending on whether loyalty or bad temper is meant.
How DOGGISHNESS is used
Doggishness is a rare word used mostly in humorous or descriptive writing about people or manners.
- There was a certain doggishness in the way he followed her from room to room.
- The critic mocked the actor for his sulky doggishness on stage.
- Her doggishness showed in her stubborn, snarling replies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGGISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGGISHNESS
1 longer words begin with DOGGISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGGISHNESS
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Common questions about DOGGISHNESS
- Is DOGGISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGGISHNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGGISHNESS worth?
- DOGGISHNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGGISHNESS mean?
- The quality of behaving or looking like a dog, sometimes with a hint of surliness or showy style.
- What letters can be added to DOGGISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DOGGISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DOGGISHNESS:
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