DOOHICKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. DOOHICKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOOHICKEY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOOHICKEY is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOOHICKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doohickeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOOHICKEY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DOOHICKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOOHICKEY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOOHICKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A small device or object whose name is forgotten or unknown.
People reach for doohickey when the proper word will not come, as with an odd part under a bonnet. It is a playful placeholder, like gadget or thingamajig. The tone is casual and friendly.
How DOOHICKEY is used
Casual American word, common in speech and rare in formal writing.
- Hand me that doohickey on the workbench.
- The machine needs a new doohickey to run properly.
- He fixed the radio with a little doohickey from the drawer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOOHICKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOOHICKEY
1 longer words begin with DOOHICKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in DOOHICKEY
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Common questions about DOOHICKEY
- Is DOOHICKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOOHICKEY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOOHICKEY worth?
- DOOHICKEY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOOHICKEY mean?
- A small device or object whose name is forgotten or unknown.
- What letters can be added to DOOHICKEY?
- DOOHICKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DOOHICKEY:
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