WATERDOG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WATERDOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERDOG?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERDOG is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERDOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waterdogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERDOG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATERDOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERDOG has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WATERDOG
- All 8 letters of WATERDOG are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WATERDOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large aquatic salamander of North America, or a dog trained to hunt in water.
Anglers know the waterdog as a bait animal found in streams and ponds. Retrievers are sometimes called waterdogs because they love to swim.
How WATERDOG is used
Mainly North American, in nature and hunting talk.
- The boy caught a waterdog in the creek.
- A waterdog hides under stones in the stream.
- The old retriever was a true waterdog.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERDOG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATERDOG
1 longer words begin with WATERDOG.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERDOG
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Common questions about WATERDOG
- Is WATERDOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERDOG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERDOG worth?
- WATERDOG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERDOG mean?
- A large aquatic salamander of North America, or a dog trained to hunt in water.
- What letters can be added to WATERDOG?
- WATERDOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATERDOG:
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