What does DWARF mean?

Pronunciation
/dwɔrf/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person who is markedly small
  2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
  3. a plant or animal that is atypically small

verb

  1. make appear small by comparison“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
  2. check the growth of“the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

dwarfs13dwarfed15dwarves14dwarfing16

Anagrams of DWARF

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DWARF

15 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

draw8 fard8ward8 arf6daw7fad7far6 rad4raw6 wad7war6 ad3 ar2 aw5fa5

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Questions

Is DWARF a valid word in word games?

DWARF is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DWARF worth?

DWARF is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DWARF?

15 other words, including FAR, WAR, DRAW and AD.