DOGS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DOGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGS
No single letter turns DOGS into another word.
How DOGS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does DOGS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
A person's feet, especially when they are tired or sore.
Saying that one's dogs are barking means the feet hurt, usually from standing or walking for a long time; the phrase has nothing to do with the plural of the animal dog. In British English, "the dogs" can also mean greyhound racing, as in going to the dogs for an evening out.
How DOGS is used
Informal and mainly spoken; the literal plural of dog is far more common than this slang sense.
- After the long shift, my dogs were really barking.
- She sat down to rest her dogs after the hike.
- He kicked off his boots and rubbed his tired dogs.
- We spent Saturday night at the dogs, betting on the races.
- My dogs are killing me after standing all day at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOGS
The 4 tiles of DOGS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOGS
23 longer words begin with DOGS.
Words ending in DOGS
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in DOGS. Useful as a back hook: play DOGS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGS
Common questions about DOGS
- Is DOGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGS worth?
- DOGS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGS mean?
- A person's feet, especially when they are tired or sore.
- What letters can be added to DOGS?
- No single letter can be added to DOGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOGS:
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