Is DOUBTFUL a word?
DOUBTFUL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 55 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DOUBTFUL is a valid word.
What does doubtful mean?
adjective: open to doubt or suspicion.
“the candidate's doubtful past”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DOUBTFUL: word details
- Pronunciation: DOWT-fuhl (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside doubtful
Words you can make from the letters of doubtful.
Solve a whole rack, not just DOUBTFUL
DOUBTFUL is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DOUBTFUL mean?
DOUBTFUL is a adjective. It means: open to doubt or suspicion.
Is DOUBTFUL a valid word?
Yes, DOUBTFUL is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.