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
2

Cover before cooking.

“dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”

NARROWER
3

Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water.

RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed.