DOLOROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOLOROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOLOROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 DOLOROUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLOROUS
No single letter turns DOLOROUS into another word.
How DOLOROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOLOROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOLOROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOLOROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Full of or showing sorrow or pain.
Dolorous is a poetic word for a sad voice, face or event. It carries more weight than ordinary sad and often suits a story or ballad. It comes from the Latin word for pain.
How DOLOROUS is used
Literary; dolorous suits solemn description.
- The dolorous bell tolled across the valley.
- He sang a dolorous song about lost love.
- A dolorous silence settled over the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOLOROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOLOROUS
3 longer words begin with DOLOROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLOROUS
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Common questions about DOLOROUS
- Is DOLOROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOLOROUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOLOROUS worth?
- DOLOROUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOLOROUS mean?
- Full of or showing sorrow or pain.
- What letters can be added to DOLOROUS?
- No single letter can be added to DOLOROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOLOROUS:
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