DUPE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DUPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUPE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUPE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does DUPE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To deceive or trick someone into believing something false.
A person is duped when a scammer or trickster convinces them to accept a falsehood as truth, often for personal gain. Con artists frequently dupe their victims through elaborate stories or fake documents.
How DUPE is used
Often implies the victim was gullible or too trusting to notice the deception.
- The scammer managed to dupe several elderly victims out of savings.
- She refused to be duped by the salesman exaggerated claims.
- Investors were duped into buying shares in a fake company.
- He tried to dupe his friends with a fabricated excuse.
- The con artist duped the bank with forged signatures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUPE
6 longer words begin with DUPE.
Shorter words from the letters in DUPE
Common questions about DUPE
- Is DUPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUPE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUPE worth?
- DUPE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUPE mean?
- To deceive or trick someone into believing something false.
- What letters can be added to DUPE?
- DUPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUPE:
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