DWARF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DWARF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DWARF?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DWARF is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DWARF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dwarfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DWARF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DWARF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does DWARF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A legendary being of human shape but very small size, or a person, animal, or plant much smaller than is typical for its kind.
In myth and fantasy fiction a dwarf is usually shown as short, strong and bearded, living in mountains or mines and working metal or stone. The word is also used more generally for anything, living or not, that stays much smaller than the usual size for its type, from a planet to a garden shrub. Because of its past use as a medical label for short-statured people, careful modern writing now prefers person of short stature in that specific context, keeping dwarf mainly for folklore, fantasy and biology. Gardeners still use dwarf freely to describe compact varieties bred to stay smaller than the standard type.
How DWARF is used
Common in fantasy fiction, folklore, astronomy and horticulture; avoided as a term for people in careful modern writing.
- The old story tells of a lonely dwarf who lived deep inside the mountain.
- A dwarf planet is smaller than the planets that share its orbit.
- The nursery sells a dwarf variety of apple tree suited to small gardens.
- In the film, a dwarf blacksmith forges the hero's sword.
- The dog was a dwarf breed, barely reaching its owner's knee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DWARF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DWARF
14 longer words begin with DWARF.
Words ending in DWARF
3 words end in DWARF. Useful as a back hook: play DWARF onto a word already on the board.
Words with DWARF inside
5 words contain DWARF in the middle. Words that start with DWARF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DWARF
Common questions about DWARF
- Is DWARF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DWARF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DWARF worth?
- DWARF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DWARF mean?
- A legendary being of human shape but very small size, or a person, animal, or plant much smaller than is typical for its kind.
- What letters can be added to DWARF?
- DWARF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DWARF:
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