DUBBO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. DUBBO 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DUBBO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUBBO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUBBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dubbosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUBBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUBBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does DUBBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangAustralian
A stupid or foolish person.
Dubbo is Australian slang for someone regarded as stupid or slow-witted, used as a blunt put-down rather than an affectionate tease. The word is unrelated in this sense to the New South Wales city of the same name, and most Australians would recognise dubbo as an insult only from context and tone. It can also be used as an adjective, so a plan itself can be called dubbo rather than just the person who made it. The slang sense is casual and spoken rather than written, and it stays mostly within Australian English.
How DUBBO is used
Australian slang, informal; also used as an adjective meaning stupid.
- Calling someone dubbo in that crowd was not a compliment.
- He felt dubbo for forgetting the address twice in one day.
- The plan was dubbo from the very first meeting.
- Nobody explained the joke, so she just felt dubbo.
- The slang dubbo has nothing to do with the town of the same name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUBBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUBBO
1 longer words begin with DUBBO.
Shorter words from the letters in DUBBO
Common questions about DUBBO
- Is DUBBO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DUBBO is not in it.
- How many points is DUBBO worth?
- DUBBO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUBBO mean?
- A stupid or foolish person.
- What letters can be added to DUBBO?
- DUBBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUBBO:
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