DUNGHEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DUNGHEAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUNGHEAP?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUNGHEAP is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUNGHEAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dungheapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUNGHEAP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUNGHEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUNGHEAP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUNGHEAP
- All 8 letters of DUNGHEAP are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUNGHEAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pile of animal manure and farm refuse, usually left in a farmyard to rot.
A dungheap was once a normal part of any working farm, as the rotted material was spread on fields. The word also appears in proverbs, such as a cock crowing on its own dungheap.
How DUNGHEAP is used
Rural and somewhat old-fashioned; also found in sayings and figurative insults.
- Hens scratched around the steaming dungheap.
- The smell of the dungheap drifted across the yard.
- He climbed on the dungheap to crow like a rooster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUNGHEAP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUNGHEAP
1 longer words begin with DUNGHEAP.
Shorter words from the letters in DUNGHEAP
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Common questions about DUNGHEAP
- Is DUNGHEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUNGHEAP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUNGHEAP worth?
- DUNGHEAP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUNGHEAP mean?
- A pile of animal manure and farm refuse, usually left in a farmyard to rot.
- What letters can be added to DUNGHEAP?
- DUNGHEAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUNGHEAP:
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