DUXELLES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DUXELLES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUXELLES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUXELLES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUXELLES
No single letter turns DUXELLES into another word.
How DUXELLES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUXELLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUXELLES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DUXELLES mean in Scrabble?
noun
A French preparation of finely chopped mushrooms cooked slowly in butter with shallots and herbs until it forms a paste.
Chefs spread duxelles inside pastry or meat to add a deep earthy flavour. It is the classic filling in beef Wellington.
How DUXELLES is used
Used in cooking as a stuffing, sauce base or garnish.
- The recipe calls for a layer of duxelles under the pastry.
- She cooked the duxelles until all the moisture had gone.
- A spoonful of duxelles enriched the sauce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUXELLES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DUXELLES
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Common questions about DUXELLES
- Is DUXELLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUXELLES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUXELLES worth?
- DUXELLES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUXELLES mean?
- A French preparation of finely chopped mushrooms cooked slowly in butter with shallots and herbs until it forms a paste.
- What letters can be added to DUXELLES?
- No single letter can be added to DUXELLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUXELLES:
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