DORE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about DORE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 DORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyNorth American
Another name for the walleye, a North American freshwater pikeperch with large, opaque, silvery eyes.
A dore is prized both as food and as a sport fish. Its name reflects the shine of its eyes, echoing the French word for gilded. Anglers in North America sometimes call the fish a dore rather than a walleye.
How DORE is used
Rare outside fishing and word-game contexts; most speakers say walleye instead.
- The angler proudly held up a large dore caught at dawn.
- Local menus sometimes list dore instead of walleye.
- The lake is known among fishermen for its dore population.
- He fried the dore fillets with a little butter and lemon.
- Guides say the dore bites best just after sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DORE
The 4 tiles of DORE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DORE
3 longer words begin with DORE.
Words ending in DORE
15 words end in DORE. Useful as a back hook: play DORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DORE inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain DORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DORE
Common questions about DORE
- Is DORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORE worth?
- DORE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORE mean?
- Another name for the walleye, a North American freshwater pikeperch with large, opaque, silvery eyes.
- What letters can be added to DORE?
- DORE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DORE:
Open DORE in the Word Finder