DOUGHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DOUGHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOUGHY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOUGHY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOUGHY
No single letter turns DOUGHY into another word.
How DOUGHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOUGHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does DOUGHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Soft, heavy and pasty, like unbaked dough.
Something doughy has the thick, yielding texture of dough that has been kneaded but not yet cooked. Cooks use the word for bread whose centre stayed raw because it was underbaked or did not rise properly. Writers also borrow it for pale, flabby flesh or a puffy complexion.
How DOUGHY is used
Neutral for food; applied to a person's body or face it sounds unflattering.
- The loaf came out of the oven doughy in the middle.
- He had a doughy face and small, tired eyes.
- A doughy pizza base is a sign the oven was too cool.
- The pastry felt doughy and sticky under her fingers.
- She disliked the doughy texture of undercooked dumplings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOUGHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOUGHY
Common questions about DOUGHY
- Is DOUGHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOUGHY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOUGHY worth?
- DOUGHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOUGHY mean?
- Soft, heavy and pasty, like unbaked dough.
- What letters can be added to DOUGHY?
- No single letter can be added to DOUGHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOUGHY:
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