SOCKDOLAGER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SOCKDOLAGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOCKDOLAGER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOCKDOLAGER is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOCKDOLAGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sockdolagersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOCKDOLAGER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SOCKDOLAGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOCKDOLAGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOCKDOLAGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth Americanhumorous
A decisive blow or answer that settles a matter; also an outstanding example of its kind.
Sockdolager is an American coinage from the nineteenth century, and it sounds as comic as it is forceful. It was used for a knockout punch, a final argument, or anything remarkable. Its odd shape helped it survive long after the slang around it faded.
How SOCKDOLAGER is used
Old-fashioned slang, mostly in American writing, used humorously for a finishing blow.
- The boxer landed a sockdolager in the last round.
- That last point was a sockdolager of an argument.
- The storm was a sockdolager, they said afterwards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOCKDOLAGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOCKDOLAGER
1 longer words begin with SOCKDOLAGER.
Shorter words from the letters in SOCKDOLAGER
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Common questions about SOCKDOLAGER
- Is SOCKDOLAGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOCKDOLAGER, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOCKDOLAGER worth?
- SOCKDOLAGER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOCKDOLAGER mean?
- A decisive blow or answer that settles a matter; also an outstanding example of its kind.
- What letters can be added to SOCKDOLAGER?
- SOCKDOLAGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SOCKDOLAGER:
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