DOLMADES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DOLMADES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOLMADES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOLMADES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLMADES
No single letter turns DOLMADES into another word.
How DOLMADES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOLMADES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOLMADES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOLMADES mean in Scrabble?
noun
Vine leaves wrapped around a filling of rice, herbs and sometimes meat.
Dolmades are a staple of Greek and Middle Eastern meze tables, served warm or cold. The word is plural, with dolma as the single stuffed leaf or the dish in general.
How DOLMADES is used
Found on menus and in cookbooks, mainly in the plural.
- We ordered dolmades with lemon and olive oil.
- The dolmades were stuffed with rice and fresh mint.
- Tinned dolmades make a quick snack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLMADES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLMADES
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Common questions about DOLMADES
- Is DOLMADES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLMADES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLMADES worth?
- DOLMADES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLMADES mean?
- Vine leaves wrapped around a filling of rice, herbs and sometimes meat.
- What letters can be added to DOLMADES?
- No single letter can be added to DOLMADES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOLMADES:
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