DOWAGER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DOWAGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWAGER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWAGER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWAGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dowagersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOWAGER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOWAGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does DOWAGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A widow who holds a title or property that came from her late husband.
The word is strongest in aristocratic settings, as in dowager duchess or dowager queen, where it separates the widow from the current holder of the title. In casual speech it can also describe a dignified, rather formidable older woman.
How DOWAGER is used
Used for titled widows in history and fiction, and figuratively for stately older women.
- The dowager duchess still lived in the east wing of the castle.
- A stern dowager in pearls sat at the head of the table.
- The young king consulted his mother, the queen dowager.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWAGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOWAGER
The 7 tiles of DOWAGER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOWAGER
1 longer words begin with DOWAGER.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWAGER
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Common questions about DOWAGER
- Is DOWAGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWAGER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWAGER worth?
- DOWAGER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWAGER mean?
- A widow who holds a title or property that came from her late husband.
- What letters can be added to DOWAGER?
- DOWAGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOWAGER:
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