DUTEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DUTEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUTEOUS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUTEOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUTEOUS
No single letter turns DUTEOUS into another word.
How DUTEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DUTEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about DUTEOUS
- DUTEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DUTEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Obedient and respectful because of a sense of duty.
Duteous often describes a child, servant or subject who does what is expected without complaint. In a few older books it carries a faint whiff of servility.
How DUTEOUS is used
Duteous is a formal, somewhat old-fashioned word of literature and period writing.
- The duteous son carried his mother to every appointment.
- A duteous servant rose before dawn to light the fires.
- She gave a duteous nod and left the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUTEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUTEOUS
3 longer words begin with DUTEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DUTEOUS
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Common questions about DUTEOUS
- Is DUTEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUTEOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUTEOUS worth?
- DUTEOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUTEOUS mean?
- Obedient and respectful because of a sense of duty.
- What letters can be added to DUTEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DUTEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DUTEOUS:
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