DRYASDUST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DRYASDUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRYASDUST?
| 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 DRYASDUST is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRYASDUST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dryasdustsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRYASDUST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DRYASDUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRYASDUST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DRYASDUST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Dull, dry and boringly full of facts.
Sir Walter Scott invented the name Dr Dryasdust for a tiresome scholar, and the word grew out of that joke. It is applied to lectures, books and people that bury interest under detail.
How DRYASDUST is used
Often written with hyphens as dry-as-dust, usually as criticism.
- The professor gave a dryasdust lecture on tax law.
- Her dryasdust prose put the whole class to sleep.
- He is no dryasdust scholar and loves a good story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRYASDUST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRYASDUST
1 longer words begin with DRYASDUST.
Shorter words from the letters in DRYASDUST
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Common questions about DRYASDUST
- Is DRYASDUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRYASDUST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRYASDUST worth?
- DRYASDUST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRYASDUST mean?
- Dull, dry and boringly full of facts.
- What letters can be added to DRYASDUST?
- DRYASDUST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DRYASDUST:
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