DOLLOP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOLLOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOLLOP?
| 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 DOLLOP is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLLOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dollopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOLLOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOLLOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 886,944.
What does DOLLOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A shapeless lump of something soft, such as cream, mash or paint, especially as served.
Cooks use it for the generous scoop dropped onto a plate with a spoon, as in a dollop of cream on a pudding. The word suggests a casual, unmeasured amount rather than a precise portion. It can also stand for a small amount of a quality, as in a dollop of luck, and it works as a verb meaning to spoon out.
How DOLLOP is used
Informal; common in cooking and in figurative talk about small amounts.
- She added a dollop of cream to the pudding.
- A dollop of mashed potato landed on his plate.
- The recipe calls for a dollop of honey.
- He needed a dollop of luck to win.
- Put a dollop of paint on the palette.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLLOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOLLOP
3 longer words begin with DOLLOP.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLLOP
Common questions about DOLLOP
- Is DOLLOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLLOP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLLOP worth?
- DOLLOP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLLOP mean?
- A shapeless lump of something soft, such as cream, mash or paint, especially as served.
- What letters can be added to DOLLOP?
- DOLLOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOLLOP:
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