DORHAWK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DORHAWK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORHAWK?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORHAWK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORHAWK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dorhawksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DORHAWK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DORHAWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does DORHAWK mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
The nightjar, a nocturnal bird that feeds on insects.
Dorhawk gets its name from the dor beetle, which the bird is said to eat. It is an old country name for a bird heard more often than seen at dusk.
How DORHAWK is used
Dorhawk is a dialect word found in older nature writing.
- A dorhawk churred from the heath at dusk.
- The old keeper called the nightjar a dorhawk.
- We heard a dorhawk long before we saw it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORHAWK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DORHAWK
1 longer words begin with DORHAWK.
Shorter words from the letters in DORHAWK
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Common questions about DORHAWK
- Is DORHAWK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORHAWK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORHAWK worth?
- DORHAWK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORHAWK mean?
- The nightjar, a nocturnal bird that feeds on insects.
- What letters can be added to DORHAWK?
- DORHAWK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DORHAWK:
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