WADDY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WADDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WADDY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WADDY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WADDY
Front hooks — 1
swaddyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WADDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WADDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does WADDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianhistorical
A heavy wooden club, traditionally used as a weapon and tool by Aboriginal Australians.
A waddy is carved from a single piece of hard wood, often with a rounded or knobbed head, and was traditionally used for hunting, fighting and ceremonial purposes among Aboriginal Australian communities. The word entered Australian English from an Aboriginal language and became the common term used by settlers to describe such clubs, which varied in shape and size between different regions and peoples. Early European accounts of Australia frequently mention the waddy alongside other traditional weapons such as the boomerang and spear. Today the waddy is more often seen in museums and historical accounts than in daily use, though it remains an important part of Aboriginal cultural heritage and craft.
How WADDY is used
Historical and regional Australian English term for a traditional Aboriginal wooden club.
- The museum displayed a carved waddy beside other traditional weapons.
- Early settlers described the waddy as a formidable close-range weapon.
- The elder demonstrated how a waddy was traditionally used in hunting.
- A finely carved waddy was passed down through the family.
- The exhibition explained the different regional shapes of the waddy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WADDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WADDY
1 longer words begin with WADDY.
Words ending in WADDY
3 words end in WADDY. Useful as a back hook: play WADDY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WADDY
Common questions about WADDY
- Is WADDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WADDY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WADDY worth?
- WADDY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WADDY mean?
- A heavy wooden club, traditionally used as a weapon and tool by Aboriginal Australians.
- What letters can be added to WADDY?
- WADDY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WADDY:
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