SUNDOG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SUNDOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNDOG?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNDOG is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNDOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sundogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNDOG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUNDOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does SUNDOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bright patch of light that appears in the sky on one side of the sun, caused by ice crystals in the air.
A sundog usually shows up as a glowing spot level with the sun, often tinted red on the side nearest to it, when thin high clouds hold flat, plate-shaped ice crystals. The scientific name is parhelion, which comes from Greek words for "beside the sun". Sailors and farmers once read a sundog as a sign that the weather was about to change.
How SUNDOG is used
Used in weather talk and nature writing; the technical term parhelion is rarer in everyday speech.
- A sundog hung low over the frozen lake that morning.
- We counted two sundog spots flanking the setting sun.
- The photographer waited for a sundog to appear above the ridge.
- Seeing a sundog, the old fisherman predicted snow by the weekend.
- Why does a sundog glow brighter on a cold, clear day?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNDOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUNDOG
The 6 tiles of SUNDOG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUNDOG
1 longer words begin with SUNDOG.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNDOG
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Common questions about SUNDOG
- Is SUNDOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNDOG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNDOG worth?
- SUNDOG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNDOG mean?
- A bright patch of light that appears in the sky on one side of the sun, caused by ice crystals in the air.
- What letters can be added to SUNDOG?
- SUNDOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUNDOG:
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