DUTEOUSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DUTEOUSNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DUTEOUSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUTEOUSNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUTEOUSNESS
No single letter turns DUTEOUSNESS into another word.
How DUTEOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DUTEOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUTEOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUTEOUSNESS
- DUTEOUSNESS 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
Words starting with DUTEOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with DUTEOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DUTEOUSNESS
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Common questions about DUTEOUSNESS
- Is DUTEOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUTEOUSNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUTEOUSNESS worth?
- DUTEOUSNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DUTEOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DUTEOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DUTEOUSNESS:
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