DUBBIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUBBIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUBBIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUBBIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUBBIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUBBIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DUBBIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does DUBBIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A thick grease made of tallow and oil, rubbed into leather boots to soften and waterproof them.
Walkers, soldiers and farmers have long worked dubbin into the seams and surface of their boots before wet weather. The grease soaks in, keeps the leather supple and stops water from passing through. The word comes from the old verb dub, meaning to dress leather, and it is used mostly in British English. It is also sometimes used as a verb for the act of treating leather in this way.
How DUBBIN is used
Common in British English, especially in talk of walking boots, riding gear and military kit.
- He rubbed a layer of dubbin into the cracked toe caps.
- A tin of dubbin sat beside the polish on the shelf.
- Before the hike she gave her boots a coat of dubbin.
- Too much dubbin can leave leather soft and heavy.
- The old saddle came back to life after a night soaking up dubbin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUBBIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUBBIN
5 longer words begin with DUBBIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DUBBIN
Common questions about DUBBIN
- Is DUBBIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUBBIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUBBIN worth?
- DUBBIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUBBIN mean?
- A thick grease made of tallow and oil, rubbed into leather boots to soften and waterproof them.
- What letters can be added to DUBBIN?
- DUBBIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DUBBIN:
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