DOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOVE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOVE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does DOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bird of the pigeon family.
Dove and pigeon name the same family of birds, and which word is used is a matter of association rather than biology. The political sense about favouring peace is from the 1960s.
How DOVE is used
Countable: a dove, two doves.
- A dove and a pigeon are the same family of bird.
- The word dove carries associations that pigeon does not.
- Two doves nested in the same porch.
- The political sense of dove is from the 1960s.
- Biology draws no line where dove and pigeon differ.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOVE
The 4 tiles of DOVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOVE
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with DOVE.
Words ending in DOVE
5 words end in DOVE. Useful as a back hook: play DOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOVE inside
12 words contain DOVE in the middle. Words that start with DOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOVE
Common questions about DOVE
- Is DOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVE worth?
- DOVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOVE mean?
- A bird of the pigeon family.
- What letters can be added to DOVE?
- DOVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOVE:
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