GWEDUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GWEDUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GWEDUCK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GWEDUCK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GWEDUCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gweducksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GWEDUCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GWEDUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does GWEDUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A very large edible clam of the Pacific coast of North America.
The gweduck buries itself deep in sand and extends a long siphon to the surface, which makes it hard to dig up. Its odd name is borrowed from a native language of the Puget Sound region.
How GWEDUCK is used
Used by shellfish harvesters and cooks; the same animal is also spelled geoduck.
- Digging a gweduck from the tidal sand takes patience and a long shovel.
- The restaurant serves raw gweduck sliced very thin.
- A single gweduck can weigh well over a kilogram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GWEDUCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GWEDUCK
1 longer words begin with GWEDUCK.
Shorter words from the letters in GWEDUCK
Common questions about GWEDUCK
- Is GWEDUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GWEDUCK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GWEDUCK worth?
- GWEDUCK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GWEDUCK mean?
- A very large edible clam of the Pacific coast of North America.
- What letters can be added to GWEDUCK?
- GWEDUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GWEDUCK:
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