DUSTHEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DUSTHEAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUSTHEAP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUSTHEAP is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUSTHEAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dustheapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUSTHEAP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUSTHEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUSTHEAP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUSTHEAP
- All 8 letters of DUSTHEAP are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUSTHEAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A pile where household rubbish and ashes are thrown away.
A dustheap was once a common sight behind houses before regular bin collections. The word survives in older books and in sayings about things being thrown away as worthless.
How DUSTHEAP is used
Found in older British writing for a rubbish tip or waste pile.
- The old chair ended up on the dustheap.
- Hens scratched about on the dustheap behind the farm.
- He said the whole plan belonged on the dustheap of history.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUSTHEAP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUSTHEAP
1 longer words begin with DUSTHEAP.
Shorter words from the letters in DUSTHEAP
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Common questions about DUSTHEAP
- Is DUSTHEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUSTHEAP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUSTHEAP worth?
- DUSTHEAP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUSTHEAP mean?
- A pile where household rubbish and ashes are thrown away.
- What letters can be added to DUSTHEAP?
- DUSTHEAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUSTHEAP:
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