DOLCE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DOLCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOLCE?
| 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 DOLCE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dolcesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOLCE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOLCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does DOLCE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
music
A musical direction meaning that a passage should be played or sung gently and sweetly.
Composers write dolce above a passage to tell performers to soften their tone and ease back on volume or attack, creating a tender or delicate effect. The term comes directly from Italian, where dolce simply means sweet, and it joins a long tradition of Italian performance directions used across musical scores worldwide. A pianist marking dolce might lighten the touch, while a singer might round out the vowels for a smoother sound.
How DOLCE is used
A performance direction printed above passages in sheet music, chiefly in classical and romantic repertoire.
- The score marks the second theme dolce.
- She played the melody dolce, almost like a whisper.
- The conductor asked the strings for a more dolce phrase.
- A dolce passage often follows a louder, more dramatic section.
- He shaped the final bars dolce to close the piece gently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOLCE
The 5 tiles of DOLCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOLCE
6 longer words begin with DOLCE.
Words ending in DOLCE
1 words end in DOLCE. Useful as a back hook: play DOLCE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOLCE inside
1 words contain DOLCE in the middle. Words that start with DOLCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLCE
Common questions about DOLCE
- Is DOLCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLCE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLCE worth?
- DOLCE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLCE mean?
- A musical direction meaning that a passage should be played or sung gently and sweetly.
- What letters can be added to DOLCE?
- DOLCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOLCE:
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