DOURINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DOURINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOURINE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOURINE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOURINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dourinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOURINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOURINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,165.
What stands out about DOURINE
- The same 7 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 DOURINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A contagious disease of horses, spread by mating, that damages the genitals and weakens the hind legs.
Dourine is caused by a microscopic parasite rather than a bacterium, which is why it needs special testing. Breeding stock is often checked for it before being moved across borders.
How DOURINE is used
Dourine appears mostly in veterinary texts and in animal health regulations about horse imports.
- The stallion was quarantined after a blood test suggested dourine.
- Dourine has been wiped out in many countries through strict testing of breeding animals.
- The vet explained that dourine spreads during mating, not through the air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOURINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOURINE
The 7 tiles of DOURINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOURINE
1 longer words begin with DOURINE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOURINE
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Common questions about DOURINE
- Is DOURINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOURINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOURINE worth?
- DOURINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOURINE mean?
- A contagious disease of horses, spread by mating, that damages the genitals and weakens the hind legs.
- What letters can be added to DOURINE?
- DOURINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOURINE:
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