DOOMSAYING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DOOMSAYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOOMSAYING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOOMSAYING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOOMSAYING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doomsayingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOOMSAYING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DOOMSAYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOOMSAYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOOMSAYING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The habit of predicting disaster and gloomy outcomes.
Doomsaying is prophecy of the worst, often repeated so often that listeners stop paying attention. It can be a serious warning or just a pessimist's habit, depending on who uses the word.
How DOOMSAYING is used
Often used critically, about commentators or campaigners who seem too gloomy.
- Constant doomsaying left the audience numb.
- The economist dismissed the doomsaying as exaggerated.
- Her doomsaying about the weather ruined every picnic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOOMSAYING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOOMSAYING
1 longer words begin with DOOMSAYING.
Shorter words from the letters in DOOMSAYING
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Common questions about DOOMSAYING
- Is DOOMSAYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOOMSAYING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOOMSAYING worth?
- DOOMSAYING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOOMSAYING mean?
- The habit of predicting disaster and gloomy outcomes.
- What letters can be added to DOOMSAYING?
- DOOMSAYING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DOOMSAYING:
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