DOILY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOILY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOILY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOILY
No single letter turns DOILY into another word.
How DOILY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does DOILY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small ornamental mat, usually of paper or lace, placed under a dish, plate, or cake.
A doily protects a plate or tray and adds a decorative touch beneath food set out for guests. The word comes from Doiley, the name of a London draper whose shop sold the fine woven fabric such mats were first cut from. Paper versions with die-cut lace patterns became common once cheap printing made them disposable rather than washable linen.
How DOILY is used
Common in everyday talk about table setting, baking, and traditional home decor.
- She placed a lace doily under the teapot before the guests arrived.
- The bakery lined each box with a paper doily beneath the pastries.
- A faded doily still covered the arm of the old sofa.
- He collected antique doily patterns crocheted by his grandmother decades ago.
- The cake stand looked bare without a doily under the sponge cake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOILY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOILY
Common questions about DOILY
- Is DOILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOILY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOILY worth?
- DOILY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOILY mean?
- A small ornamental mat, usually of paper or lace, placed under a dish, plate, or cake.
- What letters can be added to DOILY?
- No single letter can be added to DOILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOILY:
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