DOSSERET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOSSERET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOSSERET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOSSERET is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOSSERET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dosseretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOSSERET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOSSERET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOSSERET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOSSERET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A block of stone set above a column capital to carry the weight of an arch.
The dosseret is typical of Byzantine and Romanesque architecture, where it made a wider seat for an arch than the capital alone could give. Art historians note it when describing churches such as those in Ravenna. A dosseret is a feature, not a decoration.
How DOSSERET is used
Architectural term; used in descriptions of a dosseret above a capital.
- A carved dosseret topped each column in the nave.
- The dosseret spreads the load of the arch above.
- Guidebooks point out the fine dosseret on the old church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOSSERET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOSSERET
The 8 tiles of DOSSERET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOSSERET
1 longer words begin with DOSSERET.
Shorter words from the letters in DOSSERET
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Common questions about DOSSERET
- Is DOSSERET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOSSERET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOSSERET worth?
- DOSSERET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOSSERET mean?
- A block of stone set above a column capital to carry the weight of an arch.
- What letters can be added to DOSSERET?
- DOSSERET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOSSERET:
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