DUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUSK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUSK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUSK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUSK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does DUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The darker stage of twilight.
Dusk was an adjective meaning dim before it was a noun, and dusky keeps that older sense intact. The noun is nineteenth-century, which makes it far younger than the word itself.
How DUSK is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Dusk lasts twenty minutes in summer and five in winter.
- The word dusk was an adjective before it was a noun.
- Dusky keeps the older adjectival sense.
- At dusk the birds change over entirely.
- The noun dusk is only nineteenth-century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUSK
22 longer words begin with DUSK.
Words ending in DUSK
1 words end in DUSK. Useful as a back hook: play DUSK onto a word already on the board.
Words with DUSK inside
1 words contain DUSK in the middle. Words that start with DUSK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DUSK
Common questions about DUSK
- Is DUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUSK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUSK worth?
- DUSK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUSK mean?
- The darker stage of twilight.
- What letters can be added to DUSK?
- DUSK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUSK:
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