DUATHLON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DUATHLON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUATHLON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUATHLON is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUATHLON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duathlonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUATHLON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUATHLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUATHLON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUATHLON
- All 8 letters of DUATHLON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUATHLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A multi-stage endurance race in which competitors run, cycle and then run again.
A duathlon is a close cousin of the triathlon but leaves out the swim, which makes it easier to organise on ordinary roads. Many athletes enter a duathlon when open water is unavailable or unappealing.
How DUATHLON is used
Names a sporting event, usually a run-bike-run sequence, and takes verbs such as enter, win or complete.
- She finished her first duathlon in under three hours.
- The town hosts a duathlon every spring along the river road.
- Training for a duathlon means balancing running and cycling sessions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUATHLON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUATHLON
1 longer words begin with DUATHLON.
Shorter words from the letters in DUATHLON
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Common questions about DUATHLON
- Is DUATHLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUATHLON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUATHLON worth?
- DUATHLON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUATHLON mean?
- A multi-stage endurance race in which competitors run, cycle and then run again.
- What letters can be added to DUATHLON?
- DUATHLON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUATHLON:
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