DOTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOTATION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOTATION 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 DOTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dotationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOTATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalrare
The giving of money or property to support a person or institution; an endowment.
Dotation has a French feel and in older English could mean the dowry a bride received. Today a dotation is more often an endowment that funds a hospital, school or office. The word is formal and uncommon.
How DOTATION is used
Formal and rare; sometimes a dotation is a state grant.
- The college lived on a royal dotation.
- A generous dotation secured the future of the hospital.
- Her dotation on marriage was recorded in the contract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOTATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOTATION
1 longer words begin with DOTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DOTATION
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Common questions about DOTATION
- Is DOTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOTATION, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOTATION worth?
- DOTATION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOTATION mean?
- The giving of money or property to support a person or institution; an endowment.
- What letters can be added to DOTATION?
- DOTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOTATION:
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