DOODAD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOODAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOODAD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOODAD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOODAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doodadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOODAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOODAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,183 thousand.
What stands out about DOODAD
- DOODAD begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOODAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A small object or gadget whose proper name you cannot remember or do not bother to use.
People reach for doodad when a thing is real and in front of them but the label has slipped away, as with a clip, a knob or a fitting on a machine. The word is a casual stand-in and is often used with a shrug, which gives it a friendly, workshop-floor flavour. It is generally thought to be an American coinage of the early twentieth century, and it sits in the same family as gadget and thingamajig.
How DOODAD is used
Informal; used in speech and relaxed writing, especially about small mechanical or decorative items.
- He kept a jar of every doodad that fell off the old radio.
- What does this little doodad on the side of the printer do?
- The shop sold keychains, magnets and every kind of doodad a tourist might want.
- She hung another doodad from the mirror before setting off.
- Pass me that doodad next to the screwdriver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOODAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOODAD
1 longer words begin with DOODAD.
Shorter words from the letters in DOODAD
Common questions about DOODAD
- Is DOODAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOODAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOODAD worth?
- DOODAD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOODAD mean?
- A small object or gadget whose proper name you cannot remember or do not bother to use.
- What letters can be added to DOODAD?
- DOODAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOODAD:
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