DUB is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUB?
| 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 DUB is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does DUB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give something a name or a nickname.
Dub began as the act of making somebody a knight with a sword, and the sense of naming came from the words said during it. Two much younger senses share the spelling: replacing the sound on a film, and a Jamaican music built by remixing what already existed.
How DUB is used
Transitive. Also a noun in the music sense.
- The papers dubbed him the quiet man and it stuck.
- He was dubbed at nineteen and knighted by the same sword.
- The film was dubbed badly and became a comedy.
- Dub as a music came out of the studio rather than the stage.
- They dubbed the whole street after one incident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUB
The 3 tiles of DUB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DUB
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with DUB.
Words ending in DUB
4 words end in DUB. Useful as a back hook: play DUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with DUB inside
21 words contain DUB in the middle. Words that start with DUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DUB
Common questions about DUB
- Is DUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUB worth?
- DUB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUB mean?
- To give something a name or a nickname.
- What letters can be added to DUB?
- DUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DUB:
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