dredge
VERBNOUN
/drɛdʒ/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D
dredge is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1E1D2G2E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does dredge mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Cover before cooking.
“dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.
BROADER
RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
BROADER