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Is dudgeon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dudgeon is a Scrabble US word. The word dudgeon is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2U1D2G2E1O1N1

Is dudgeon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dudgeon is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2U1D2G2E1O1N1

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Yes. The word dudgeon is a Words With Friends word. The word dudgeon is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2U2D2G3E1O1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

DUDGEON,

6-letter words (4 found)

DONGED,DUNGED,GODDEN,NUDGED,

5-letter words (3 found)

DODGE,NUDGE,UNGOD,

4-letter words (19 found)

DEGU,DOEN,DOGE,DONE,DONG,DOUN,DUDE,DUED,DUNE,DUNG,EDDO,GENU,GONE,GUDE,NODE,NUDE,UDON,UNDE,UNDO,

3-letter words (34 found)

DEG,DEN,DOD,DOE,DOG,DON,DUD,DUE,DUG,DUN,DUO,EGO,END,ENG,EON,GED,GEN,GEO,GNU,GOD,GOE,GON,GUE,GUN,NED,NEG,NOD,NOG,NUG,ODD,ODE,ONE,OUD,UDO,

2-letter words (15 found)

DE,DO,ED,EN,GO,GU,NE,NO,NU,OD,OE,ON,OU,UG,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 77 words from dudgeon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dudgeon

dudgeon

Etymology 1

Uncertain:

  • Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below
  • Perhaps from Welsh dygen (“anger, grudge”) (from dy- + cwyn (“complaint”)), though the OED rejects this.
  • Possibly from dudgen (“trash, something worthless”).
  • Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare (“to overshadow”), similar to the semantic development of umbrage.

Noun

dudgeon (uncountable)

  1. A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
Usage notes

Usually found only in set terms, see below.

Derived terms
  • humdudgeon
  • in high dudgeon
Translations

Etymology 2

Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Compare French douve (“stave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌd͡ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -ʌdʒən

Noun

dudgeon (plural dudgeons)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
  2. (obsolete) A hilt made of this wood.
  3. (archaic) A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt.
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Further reading

  • “dudgeon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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