What DUELS Means
DUELS is a form of DUEL, which means:
- noun: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- noun: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
- verb: fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman“In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DUELS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 U1 E1 L1 S1.
Anagrams of DUELS (5)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In DUELS
37 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (16)
3 letter words (16)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing DUELS
DUELS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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