DOTTER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DOTTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOTTER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOTTER is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOTTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dottersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOTTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOTTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,492.
What stands out about DOTTER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 DOTTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person or a tool that makes dots, such as a device used to punch or mark a pattern of small holes.
The word dotter is simply the agent noun formed from the verb to dot, in the same way that a painter is one who paints. In practice a dotter is more often a tool than a person: workshops use the name for a small punch or wheel that presses a row of dots into leather, metal or card. The word is not related to the shorebird called a dotterel, despite the similar spelling and the shared idea of marking or noticing something small.
How DOTTER is used
A rare, mostly technical word, met in descriptions of tools and printing equipment rather than in everyday speech.
- The leatherworker ran the dotter along the strap to mark stitch positions.
- An old catalogue listed a hand dotter among the engraver's tools.
- She used a small dotter to punch evenly spaced holes in the card.
- The museum labelled the tool simply as a dotter for perforating paper.
- A dotter left a neat row of dots down the edge of the belt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOTTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOTTER
The 6 tiles of DOTTER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOTTER
3 longer words begin with DOTTER.
Shorter words from the letters in DOTTER
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Common questions about DOTTER
- Is DOTTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOTTER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOTTER worth?
- DOTTER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOTTER mean?
- A person or a tool that makes dots, such as a device used to punch or mark a pattern of small holes.
- What letters can be added to DOTTER?
- DOTTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOTTER:
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