DOGSTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DOGSTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGSTAIL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGSTAIL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGSTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dogstailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGSTAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOGSTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOGSTAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DOGSTAIL
- All 8 letters of DOGSTAIL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOGSTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A fodder grass of the Old World with spiky, one-sided flower heads.
Dogstail grows in pastures and meadows, where its tidy spikes are easy to spot in summer. Farmers have long valued it as feed for grazing animals.
How DOGSTAIL is used
Used in agriculture and botany, often as crested dogstail.
- Dogstail grows thickly along the field edge.
- The seed mix contains crested dogstail.
- Sheep grazed the dogstail in the upper pasture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGSTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOGSTAIL
The 8 tiles of DOGSTAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOGSTAIL
1 longer words begin with DOGSTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGSTAIL
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Common questions about DOGSTAIL
- Is DOGSTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGSTAIL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGSTAIL worth?
- DOGSTAIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGSTAIL mean?
- A fodder grass of the Old World with spiky, one-sided flower heads.
- What letters can be added to DOGSTAIL?
- DOGSTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOGSTAIL:
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