dog: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of dog
noun
- countable, uncountable
A mammal of the family Canidae: The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
Example: The dog barked all night long.
- countable, uncountable
A mammal of the family Canidae: Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
- attributive, countable, often, uncountable
A mammal of the family Canidae: A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
- countable, derogatory, figuratively, slang, uncountable
A person: A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
Example: She’s a real dog.
Listed forms: dogs, darg, dawg, dorg, dug, doggie, doggy, doggo.
Source: Wiktionary — dog.
verb
- transitive
To pursue with the intent to catch.
- transitive
To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
Example: The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.
- transitive
To fasten a hatch securely.
Example: It is very important to dog down these hatches.
- intransitive
To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
Example: I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.
Listed forms: dogs, dogging, dogged, darg, dawg, dorg, dug.
Source: Wiktionary — dog.
adj
- not-comparable, slang
Of inferior quality; very bad.
Example: Oh man, this game is absolutely dog!
Listed forms: darg, dawg, dorg, dug, doggie, doggy, doggo, dogge.
Source: Wiktionary — dog.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dog.
noun
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
- domestic dog
- Canis familiaris
noun
a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
noun
someone who is morally reprehensible
noun
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- frank
- frankfurter
- hotdog
- hot dog
- wiener
- wienerwurst
- weenie
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dog in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dog
D(2) + O(1) + G(2) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of dog
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from dog
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dog. Showing up to 24, longest first.