DRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRESS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How DRESS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does DRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dress is a one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body and usually extends over the legs; to dress is to put on clothes or to prepare something for use or presentation.
As a noun, dress most often names a single garment combining a top and skirt in one piece, worn on occasions from everyday life to weddings and formal parties. As a verb, dress covers the whole act of putting on clothing, and it extends to related senses such as dressing a wound, dressing a salad, or dressing a shop window for display. Military and other formal contexts also use dress for a required style of clothing, as in dress uniform or evening dress.
How DRESS is used
Extremely common in everyday English, used constantly as both a noun for the garment and a verb for the action of clothing or preparing something.
- She wore a blue dress to the wedding.
- He helped his daughter dress for school.
- The nurse changed the dress on his wound.
- They dress the salad with oil and vinegar just before serving.
- The shop window was dressed for the holiday season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRESS
23 longer words begin with DRESS.
Words ending in DRESS
Showing 24 of 28 words that end in DRESS. Useful as a back hook: play DRESS onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRESS inside
Showing 24 of 78 words that contain DRESS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DRESS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRESS
Common questions about DRESS
- Is DRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRESS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRESS worth?
- DRESS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRESS mean?
- A dress is a one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body and usually extends over the legs; to dress is to put on clothes or to prepare something for use or presentation.
- What letters can be added to DRESS?
- DRESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRESS:
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