DOSSAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DOSSAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOSSAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOSSAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOSSAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dossalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOSSAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOSSAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does DOSSAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalliterary
An ornamental cloth hung at the back of an altar or along the sides of a chancel.
Dossal names a piece of rich fabric, often embroidered, that churches hang behind the altar or around the chancel as decoration, particularly in medieval and later ecclesiastical settings. The word comes from the same root as dorsum, the back, since the hanging is placed at the rear of the altar rather than to the side or front. Writers on church architecture and liturgical history use dossal alongside related terms for altar hangings and vestments.
How DOSSAL is used
A specialist term from church architecture and liturgical history, rarely used outside that field.
- A richly embroidered dossal hung behind the altar.
- The cathedral commissioned a new dossal for the high altar.
- Photographs of the chapel show a faded dossal from the fifteenth century.
- The guide explained how the dossal was hung and replaced each season.
- Restorers carefully cleaned the ancient dossal before it went on display.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOSSAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOSSAL
1 longer words begin with DOSSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DOSSAL
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Common questions about DOSSAL
- Is DOSSAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOSSAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOSSAL worth?
- DOSSAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOSSAL mean?
- An ornamental cloth hung at the back of an altar or along the sides of a chancel.
- What letters can be added to DOSSAL?
- DOSSAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOSSAL:
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