DWELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DWELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2w4e1l1l1i1n1g2
PlayableDWELLING · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DWELLING?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful DWELLING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DWELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dwellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DWELLING scores
Scrabble d2w4e1l1l1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends d2w4e1l2l2i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in DWELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DWELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DWELLING
1 longer words begin with DWELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in DWELLING
welding12 indwell11 welling11 dewing11 winged11 willed10 windle10 dingle8 elding8 engild8 gilden8 gilled8 leglin7 lingel7 lingle7 nilled7 dwell9 dwile9 dwine9 gwine9 indew9 widen9 wield9 wiled9 wined9 winge9 deign7 dinge7 gelid7 glide7 eldin6 ingle6 ligne6 lined6 lewd8 weid8 weld8 wend8 wide8 wild8
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Common questions about DWELLING
- Is DWELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DWELLING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DWELLING worth?
- DWELLING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DWELLING?
- DWELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DWELLING:
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