DROMEDARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DROMEDARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DROMEDARY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DROMEDARY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DROMEDARY
No single letter turns DROMEDARY into another word.
How DROMEDARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DROMEDARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DROMEDARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DROMEDARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A camel with a single hump, widely used in desert regions for riding and carrying loads.
The dromedary is the one-humped camel of Arabia and North Africa, set apart from the two-humped Bactrian camel. Swift breeds are trained for riding and racing. Its hump stores fat, not water, which surprises many people.
How DROMEDARY is used
Used in zoology and travel writing to be exact about a one-humped camel.
- The nomad rode a dromedary across the dunes.
- A dromedary has one hump, while a Bactrian camel has two.
- The dromedary knelt so the traveller could climb on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DROMEDARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about DROMEDARY
- Is DROMEDARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DROMEDARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DROMEDARY worth?
- DROMEDARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DROMEDARY mean?
- A camel with a single hump, widely used in desert regions for riding and carrying loads.
- What letters can be added to DROMEDARY?
- No single letter can be added to DROMEDARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DROMEDARY:
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