DOO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOO is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,444.
What does DOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A Scots dialect word for a dove or pigeon.
Doo is the Scots pronunciation of dove, following the same vowel shift that changes other English words in Scots speech, as in doon for down. Pigeon fanciers and Scots speakers use doo for the bird itself and often in affectionate nicknames for people, much as dove is used in English.
How DOO is used
Used in Scots dialect and Scottish English; standard English uses dove or pigeon.
- A doo landed on the windowsill.
- He keeps a dozen doos in the loft.
- The bairns fed the doos in the park.
- She called her granddaughter her wee doo.
- A doo built its nest under the eaves.
- Auld Tam raced his doos every weekend.
- A flock of doos scattered when the door banged.
- The doo cooed softly on the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOO and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see DOO
- Doo shows the same Scots vowel shift that turns English long o sounds into oo, as in doon for down.
- Keeping and racing doos remains a traditional hobby in parts of Scotland and northern England.
Words starting with DOO
Showing 24 of 159 words that begin with DOO.
Words ending in DOO
12 words end in DOO. Useful as a back hook: play DOO onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOO inside
Showing 24 of 98 words that contain DOO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DOO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOO
Common questions about DOO
- Is DOO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOO is not in it.
- How many points is DOO worth?
- DOO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOO mean?
- A Scots dialect word for a dove or pigeon.
- What letters can be added to DOO?
- DOO takes 7 hooks: 0 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DOO:
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