DREDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DREDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DREDGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DREDGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREDGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DREDGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DREDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 167,235.
What does DREDGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To scrape or scoop up mud, sand or objects from the bottom of a river, harbour or sea, or to coat food lightly with a dry powder.
Port authorities dredge channels so that ships do not run aground on silt, and fishers dredge the seabed for oysters and scallops. In the kitchen the same word means to dust fish or meat with flour before frying. A figurative use, as in dredging up an old quarrel, treats memory like a muddy bed that is raked for buried things.
How DREDGE is used
Common in engineering, fishing and cooking; the figurative use is also widespread.
- Crews will dredge the harbour before the autumn storms.
- She likes to dredge the chicken in seasoned flour.
- Fishermen dredge for clams along the sandy flats.
- Why dredge up a mistake from years ago?
- The council voted to dredge the canal every decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DREDGE
4 longer words begin with DREDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in DREDGE
Common questions about DREDGE
- Is DREDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREDGE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREDGE worth?
- DREDGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREDGE mean?
- To scrape or scoop up mud, sand or objects from the bottom of a river, harbour or sea, or to coat food lightly with a dry powder.
- What letters can be added to DREDGE?
- DREDGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DREDGE:
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