DOODAH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOODAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOODAH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOODAH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOODAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doodahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOODAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOODAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 394,197.
What does DOODAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A thing whose name you cannot remember or do not need to give.
When a speaker cannot find the right word for a gadget or a small part, doodah fills the gap, much as thingamajig does. It is a cheerful, casual word and is often paired with whatsit or other stand-ins. The same word is also spelled doodad, which is the form more common in American English.
How DOODAH is used
Informal and mostly British; used when the speaker cannot or will not name something.
- Pass me that doodah on the shelf.
- There is a little doodah that holds the lid in place.
- He fiddled with a doodah on the back of the radio.
- What does this doodah do?
- She came home with a bag of bits and a strange doodah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOODAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOODAH
1 longer words begin with DOODAH.
Shorter words from the letters in DOODAH
Common questions about DOODAH
- Is DOODAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOODAH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOODAH worth?
- DOODAH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOODAH mean?
- A thing whose name you cannot remember or do not need to give.
- What letters can be added to DOODAH?
- DOODAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOODAH:
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