DUAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. DUAR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DUAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUAR is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about DUAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A camp of Arab or Berber tents arranged in a circle.
Travellers describing North African life often mention passing a duar. The word names a temporary settlement where a group of tents is pitched together, usually in a ring, for shelter and safety.
How DUAR is used
Rare in general English; met mainly in travel writing and historical accounts of North Africa.
- Travellers spotted a duar of tents pitched near the river.
- The guide led them to a duar where nomadic families were resting.
- Smoke rose from cooking fires scattered across the duar.
- By evening the duar had grown to twenty tents.
- The caravan stopped for the night beside a small duar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUAR
The 4 tiles of DUAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DUAR
3 longer words begin with DUAR.
Words with DUAR inside
1 words contain DUAR in the middle. Words that start with DUAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DUAR
Common questions about DUAR
- Is DUAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DUAR is not in it.
- How many points is DUAR worth?
- DUAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUAR mean?
- A camp of Arab or Berber tents arranged in a circle.
- What letters can be added to DUAR?
- DUAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUAR:
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