DUAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DUAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUAD?
| 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 DUAD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DUAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
A pair or grouping of two; two things or people considered together as one unit.
Duad is a rarer, more formal relative of the everyday word pair or the more technical dyad. It is used mainly in older or elevated writing to describe two things joined or considered as a set, such as a duad of ideas that always appear together.
How DUAD is used
Formal and literary; pair or couple is used in ordinary speech instead.
- The philosopher treated good and evil as an inseparable duad.
- Their names formed a duad remembered together in every account.
- The two towers stood as a duad against the skyline.
- He described love and loss as a duad running through the poems.
- The twins were always spoken of as a duad, never apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUAD
The 4 tiles of DUAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DUAD
1 longer words begin with DUAD.
Shorter words from the letters in DUAD
Common questions about DUAD
- Is DUAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUAD worth?
- DUAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUAD mean?
- A pair or grouping of two; two things or people considered together as one unit.
- What letters can be added to DUAD?
- DUAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUAD:
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