DRAMATURG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DRAMATURG 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 DRAMATURG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAMATURG is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAMATURG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAMATURG scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DRAMATURG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRAMATURG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DRAMATURG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A literary adviser or editor attached to a theatre who works on plays and their staging.
A dramaturg researches a script, helps shape new writing and advises the director on meaning and history. The job is common in European and increasingly in American theatres. It differs from a playwright, who writes the text.
How DRAMATURG is used
Dramaturg is a theatre profession; dramaturge is a variant spelling.
- The dramaturg suggested cutting the second act.
- A dramaturg joined the company to guide its new plays.
- She trained as a dramaturg in Berlin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAMATURG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRAMATURG
10 longer words begin with DRAMATURG.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAMATURG
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Common questions about DRAMATURG
- Is DRAMATURG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAMATURG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAMATURG worth?
- DRAMATURG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAMATURG mean?
- A literary adviser or editor attached to a theatre who works on plays and their staging.
- What letters can be added to DRAMATURG?
- DRAMATURG takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DRAMATURG:
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