DOUGHNUT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DOUGHNUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOUGHNUT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOUGHNUT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOUGHNUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doughnutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOUGHNUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOUGHNUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOUGHNUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOUGHNUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small fried cake of sweet dough, often shaped like a ring.
Bakeries glaze them, fill them with jam or dust them with sugar. A ring-shaped object, such as a tube in a particle accelerator, is a doughnut too.
How DOUGHNUT is used
The longer spelling is standard in British English; donut is the common American form.
- She bought a doughnut with her coffee.
- The doughnut was filled with jam.
- Engineers built a vacuum doughnut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOUGHNUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOUGHNUT
5 longer words begin with DOUGHNUT.
Shorter words from the letters in DOUGHNUT
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Common questions about DOUGHNUT
- Is DOUGHNUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOUGHNUT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOUGHNUT worth?
- DOUGHNUT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOUGHNUT mean?
- A small fried cake of sweet dough, often shaped like a ring.
- What letters can be added to DOUGHNUT?
- DOUGHNUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOUGHNUT:
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