DOVECOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DOVECOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOVECOT?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOVECOT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVECOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOVECOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOVECOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does DOVECOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shelter with nesting holes where domesticated pigeons are kept.
A dovecot may be a small box on a pole or a tall stone building belonging to a manor house. In the Middle Ages the right to keep one was a mark of status, since the birds supplied meat and eggs.
How DOVECOT is used
Dovecot is used for pigeon houses, both historic buildings and garden structures.
- The old dovecot stands in the corner of the farmyard.
- Birds flew in and out of the dovecot all day.
- The estate restored its stone dovecot last year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOVECOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOVECOT
3 longer words begin with DOVECOT.
Shorter words from the letters in DOVECOT
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Common questions about DOVECOT
- Is DOVECOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVECOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVECOT worth?
- DOVECOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOVECOT mean?
- A shelter with nesting holes where domesticated pigeons are kept.
- What letters can be added to DOVECOT?
- DOVECOT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOVECOT:
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