DOLOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DOLOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOLOR?
| 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 DOLOR is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dolorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOLOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOLOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,009.
What stands out about DOLOR
- 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 DOLOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarypoetic
Deep grief or sorrow, especially the kind expressed in poetry or formal writing.
Dolor is the American spelling of the older British dolour, and both trace back through French to a Latin word for pain, the same root that gives English condolence for an expression of sympathy after a loss. Writers reach for dolor when ordinary words like sadness feel too plain for the weight of grief being described, which is why the word turns up mostly in poems, hymns, and older literary prose rather than in casual speech.
How DOLOR is used
A literary and poetic word for grief, rarely heard in everyday conversation.
- The poem opens with a cry of dolor for the fallen soldiers.
- Her letters were full of a quiet, private dolor.
- The old ballad turns every verse of dolor into a kind of prayer.
- He read the elegy aloud, and its dolor filled the room.
- No modern word quite matches the dolor of that closing line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOLOR
The 5 tiles of DOLOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOLOR
10 longer words begin with DOLOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLOR
Common questions about DOLOR
- Is DOLOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLOR worth?
- DOLOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLOR mean?
- Deep grief or sorrow, especially the kind expressed in poetry or formal writing.
- What letters can be added to DOLOR?
- DOLOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOLOR:
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