DOLMA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DOLMA 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 DOLMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOLMA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOLMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOLMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about DOLMA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOLMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dish of vine or cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory filling, typically rice and sometimes meat, popular across the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Cooks wrap a spoonful of seasoned filling in a softened leaf and roll it tightly before steaming or simmering the dolma until tender. Recipes for dolma vary widely by region, with some versions using meat and others staying vegetarian, and different herbs shaping the final flavor. The word itself comes from Turkish, reflecting how widely the dish spread across neighboring cuisines that share a common culinary history.
How DOLMA is used
A widely shared regional dish name across Middle Eastern, Balkan, and Caucasian cuisines.
- Her grandmother rolled dolma by hand every Sunday.
- The restaurant served warm dolma with a lemon sauce.
- They filled each dolma with rice, herbs, and pine nuts.
- Vegetarian dolma skips the meat but keeps the rice filling.
- Guests were offered a platter of stuffed dolma as an appetizer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOLMA
The 5 tiles of DOLMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOLMA
4 longer words begin with DOLMA.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLMA
Common questions about DOLMA
- Is DOLMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLMA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLMA worth?
- DOLMA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLMA mean?
- A dish of vine or cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory filling, typically rice and sometimes meat, popular across the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the eastern Mediterranean.
- What letters can be added to DOLMA?
- DOLMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOLMA:
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