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Is dwarf a Scrabble word?

Yes, dwarf is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of dwarf?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.Examples: "Nidavellir, which is sometimes called Svartalfheim, where the dwarfs (who are also known as dark elves) live beneath the mountains and build their remarkable creations."Synonyms: dwarfin, dwarrow

2. (now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.Synonyms: elf, midget, pygmyAntonyms: ettin, giantoffensivesometimes

3. (astronomy) A dwarf star.Examples: "But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades."

adj (English)

1. (especially in botany) Miniature.Examples: "The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant."; "It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires."especially

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).Synonyms: miniaturize, shrinktransitive

2. (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.Examples: "The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline."; "The train bursts from Rusher Cutting Tunnel with explosive violence, the engine's exhaust soaring high into the air, but dwarfed by the mighty limestone cliffs on either side."; "In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter."transitive

3. (transitive) To make appear insignificant.Examples: "Bach dwarfs all other composers."Synonyms: eclipse, overshadow, outshadow, outshine, outdo, put to shame, upstage, surpasstransitive

4. (intransitive) To become (much) smaller.Synonyms: shrinkintransitive

name (English)

1. (file format) A standardized debugging file format.Examples: "In debug mode, a compiled binary will include debugging symbols in the DWARF debugging format."

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "dwarf"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "dwarf"?

Scrabble
12 points
D2
W4
A1
R1
F4
Words With Friends
12 points
D2
W4
A1
R1
F4

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