DOWDYISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DOWDYISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWDYISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWDYISH is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWDYISH
No single letter turns DOWDYISH into another word.
How DOWDYISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOWDYISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOWDYISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOWDYISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Somewhat dull, shabby or old-fashioned in appearance, especially in dress.
The ish ending softens the judgement, so dowdyish suggests a mild lack of style rather than a total failure of it. It usually describes clothes, hair or a room that looks tired. A writer reaches for it when plain dowdy would feel too harsh.
How DOWDYISH is used
Dowdyish is a casual, rare word for appearance that is a little drab.
- She wore a dowdyish brown coat to the meeting.
- The hotel lobby felt dowdyish after the renovation was cancelled.
- His tie was a dowdyish shade of green.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWDYISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWDYISH
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Common questions about DOWDYISH
- Is DOWDYISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWDYISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWDYISH worth?
- DOWDYISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWDYISH mean?
- Somewhat dull, shabby or old-fashioned in appearance, especially in dress.
- What letters can be added to DOWDYISH?
- No single letter can be added to DOWDYISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOWDYISH:
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