DOTTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DOTTLE 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 DOTTLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOTTLE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOTTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOTTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOTTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,738.
What stands out about DOTTLE
- 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 DOTTLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The plug of partly burnt, half-smoked tobacco left in the bowl of a pipe after it has been smoked.
A dottle forms because the tobacco nearest the bottom of the pipe bowl never gets enough air to burn all the way through, so a small charred lump is left behind once the smoker taps out the ash. Pipe smokers usually knock the dottle out before refilling the bowl, since a build-up of old dottle can make the next smoke taste bitter. The word is used almost only in the context of pipe smoking and has no wider figurative sense in modern English.
How DOTTLE is used
A specialised word among pipe smokers, rarely met outside descriptions of pipes and tobacco.
- He tapped the dottle out against the heel of his boot before refilling the pipe.
- A ring of old dottle had built up at the bottom of the bowl.
- She scraped the dottle out with a small metal tool made for the job.
- The dottle glowed faintly orange as he knocked it into the ashtray.
- Leaving the dottle in overnight gave the next pipe a stale, bitter taste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOTTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOTTLE
The 6 tiles of DOTTLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOTTLE
4 longer words begin with DOTTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOTTLE
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Common questions about DOTTLE
- Is DOTTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOTTLE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOTTLE worth?
- DOTTLE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOTTLE mean?
- The plug of partly burnt, half-smoked tobacco left in the bowl of a pipe after it has been smoked.
- What letters can be added to DOTTLE?
- DOTTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOTTLE:
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