DOTTY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOTTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOTTY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOTTY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOTTY
No single letter turns DOTTY into another word.
How DOTTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOTTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What stands out about DOTTY
- The letters of DOTTY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOTTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Slightly mad or eccentric, or, in another common sense, foolishly infatuated with someone or something.
British speakers use dotty affectionately about an elderly relative whose habits have grown odd, or more broadly about anyone behaving in a scatterbrained way. Followed by about, the same word switches meaning entirely, describing someone besotted with a person or hobby rather than confused. The tone is usually light rather than clinical, closer to charmingly odd than seriously unwell.
How DOTTY is used
Informal British usage, often affectionate rather than critical or medical.
- Her dotty old uncle kept three clocks all set to different times.
- He went completely dotty about the new puppy the moment it arrived.
- The plan sounded dotty, but it somehow worked out perfectly.
- Neighbours thought the professor a bit dotty for talking to his roses.
- She laughed off the dotty rumor that had spread around the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOTTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOTTY
Common questions about DOTTY
- Is DOTTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOTTY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOTTY worth?
- DOTTY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOTTY mean?
- Slightly mad or eccentric, or, in another common sense, foolishly infatuated with someone or something.
- What letters can be added to DOTTY?
- No single letter can be added to DOTTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOTTY:
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