DUDDY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUDDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUDDY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUDDY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUDDY
No single letter turns DUDDY into another word.
How DUDDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUDDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,353 thousand.
What does DUDDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Ragged or shabby, especially in clothing that is worn, torn or falling apart.
Duddy comes from duds, an old Scots word for clothes, so calling something duddy points specifically at scruffy, worn-out garments rather than untidiness in general. A duddy coat or a duddy pair of boots looks patched, frayed or simply too old to look presentable any longer. The word survives mainly in Scots dialect writing and older regional speech, where it paints a vivid picture of poverty or hard wear rather than deliberate carelessness. Duddie is recorded as an alternative spelling of the same word in older dictionaries.
How DUDDY is used
Chiefly Scots dialect, encountered mainly in regional writing rather than standard everyday English.
- The old man wore a duddy jacket patched at both elbows.
- Her duddy shawl had seen better days.
- The children ran about in duddy, hand-me-down clothes.
- He looked duddy and travel-worn after the long journey.
- The tale described a duddy beggar at the market gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUDDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DUDDY
Common questions about DUDDY
- Is DUDDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUDDY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUDDY worth?
- DUDDY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUDDY mean?
- Ragged or shabby, especially in clothing that is worn, torn or falling apart.
- What letters can be added to DUDDY?
- No single letter can be added to DUDDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUDDY:
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