DUPLET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DUPLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUPLET?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUPLET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUPLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dupletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUPLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DUPLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does DUPLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A group of two things, especially two notes played in the time normally given to three, or a pair of shared electrons.
In music a duplet squeezes two equal notes into a beat that would usually hold three, as in compound time where each beat divides into threes. In chemistry the term names a shared pair of electrons that forms a bond. The word is built on duo, the Latin for two, with the same small ending as in doublet and triplet.
How DUPLET is used
Technical; used in music theory and chemistry.
- The composer wrote a duplet over the second beat.
- Count the duplet evenly against the steady triplets.
- A duplet of electrons holds the two atoms together.
- The student marked each duplet with a small number two.
- The pianist rushed the duplet and lost the lilt of the dance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUPLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUPLET
1 longer words begin with DUPLET.
Shorter words from the letters in DUPLET
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Common questions about DUPLET
- Is DUPLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUPLET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUPLET worth?
- DUPLET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUPLET mean?
- A group of two things, especially two notes played in the time normally given to three, or a pair of shared electrons.
- What letters can be added to DUPLET?
- DUPLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DUPLET:
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