DORBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DORBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORBUG?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORBUG is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dorbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DORBUG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DORBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does DORBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large flying beetle that buzzes and bumps about in the evening, especially a May beetle or cockchafer.
The name is American and goes back to the older word dor, which imitated the humming drone of the insect in flight. Children know the dorbug as the clumsy creature that blunders into lamps and screens on warm summer nights. Its grubs live underground and chew plant roots, so gardeners rarely welcome it.
How DORBUG is used
Chiefly American and old-fashioned in feel; scientists use more exact names.
- A dorbug thumped against the porch light.
- The boy trapped a dorbug under an upturned jar.
- Every June the dorbug appears in the evening air.
- She screamed when a dorbug landed in her hair.
- The cat batted at the dorbug until it flew away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORBUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DORBUG
1 longer words begin with DORBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in DORBUG
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Common questions about DORBUG
- Is DORBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORBUG, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORBUG worth?
- DORBUG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORBUG mean?
- A large flying beetle that buzzes and bumps about in the evening, especially a May beetle or cockchafer.
- What letters can be added to DORBUG?
- DORBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DORBUG:
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