UDO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. UDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UDO?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UDO is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UDO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UDO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in UDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263.
What stands out about UDO
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese plant grown for its edible shoots.
Udo is grown in the dark so that the shoots stay pale and tender, in the same way forced rhubarb is. It tastes faintly of fennel and is eaten raw, which is unusual for a shoot of that size.
How UDO is used
Uncountable. Chiefly in Japanese cooking.
- Udo is grown in the dark to keep it pale.
- The word udo came into English from Japanese.
- A stalk of udo is eaten raw and sliced thin.
- Udo tastes faintly of fennel.
- Forced udo and forced rhubarb are grown the same way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UDO
The 3 tiles of UDO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UDO
8 longer words begin with UDO.
Words ending in UDO
11 words end in UDO. Useful as a back hook: play UDO onto a word already on the board.
Words with UDO inside
Showing 24 of 137 words that contain UDO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UDO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UDO
Common questions about UDO
- Is UDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UDO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UDO worth?
- UDO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UDO mean?
- A Japanese plant grown for its edible shoots.
- What letters can be added to UDO?
- UDO takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of UDO:
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