DUTIFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUTIFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUTIFUL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUTIFUL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUTIFUL
No single letter turns DUTIFUL into another word.
How DUTIFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DUTIFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does DUTIFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Willingly doing what is expected out of a sense of duty or obedience.
Dutiful praises reliability but can hint that the motive is obligation rather than joy. A dutiful son visits his parents because he ought to. The word often pairs with family roles such as daughter, wife or servant.
How DUTIFUL is used
Used of people who carry out their responsibilities faithfully.
- She was a dutiful daughter who called every Sunday.
- The dutiful clerk filed every form on time.
- He gave a dutiful nod and said nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUTIFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUTIFUL
3 longer words begin with DUTIFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in DUTIFUL
Common questions about DUTIFUL
- Is DUTIFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUTIFUL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUTIFUL worth?
- DUTIFUL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUTIFUL mean?
- Willingly doing what is expected out of a sense of duty or obedience.
- What letters can be added to DUTIFUL?
- No single letter can be added to DUTIFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DUTIFUL:
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