DREADNOUGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DREADNOUGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DREADNOUGHT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DREADNOUGHT is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREADNOUGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dreadnoughtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DREADNOUGHT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DREADNOUGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DREADNOUGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DREADNOUGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large early twentieth-century battleship armed entirely with big guns.
The first dreadnought launched in 1906 made earlier battleships look obsolete and started a naval arms race. The word can also name a fearless person or a heavy overcoat for bad weather.
How DREADNOUGHT is used
Dreadnought is mostly used in naval history, with the coat and the brave person as older senses.
- The navy ordered a new dreadnought to match its rival.
- He wore a heavy dreadnought against the winter gales.
- Every dreadnought of the period carried a uniform battery of large guns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREADNOUGHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DREADNOUGHT
1 longer words begin with DREADNOUGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in DREADNOUGHT
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Common questions about DREADNOUGHT
- Is DREADNOUGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREADNOUGHT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREADNOUGHT worth?
- DREADNOUGHT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREADNOUGHT mean?
- A large early twentieth-century battleship armed entirely with big guns.
- What letters can be added to DREADNOUGHT?
- DREADNOUGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DREADNOUGHT:
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