DAUTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DAUTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAUTIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAUTIE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAUTIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dautiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAUTIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAUTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What does DAUTIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A darling or pet, especially a favourite child or animal spoken of with affection.
Dautie is a Scots term of endearment for someone, often a youngest or favourite child, who is petted and indulged more than others. The word shares its root with the verb daut, meaning to pet or fondle affectionately, and the same word also appears in the spelling dawtie. It belongs to everyday Scots speech and older Scottish literature rather than to standard English, and it carries a warm, sometimes slightly indulgent tone.
How DAUTIE is used
Scots dialect term of endearment, met in Scottish speech, family talk and older Scottish writing.
- Grandmother always called the youngest her dautie.
- He spoiled the puppy like his own dautie.
- The old song addresses a sweetheart as my bonnie dautie.
- She was clearly the teacher's dautie, forgiven for every late arrival.
- His aunt still calls him her dautie, though he is grown now.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAUTIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAUTIE
1 longer words begin with DAUTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in DAUTIE
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Common questions about DAUTIE
- Is DAUTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAUTIE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAUTIE worth?
- DAUTIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAUTIE mean?
- A darling or pet, especially a favourite child or animal spoken of with affection.
- What letters can be added to DAUTIE?
- DAUTIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAUTIE:
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