DOVECOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DOVECOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOVECOTE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOVECOTE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVECOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dovecotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOVECOTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DOVECOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOVECOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOVECOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small building or box with nesting holes where domestic pigeons are kept.
A dovecote was once a sign of a manor with farming rights, since the birds supplied eggs and meat. Today a dovecote is more often a pretty garden feature or a heritage building. The variant dovecot is also seen.
How DOVECOTE is used
Used of old farm buildings and of garden structures for doves.
- A stone dovecote stood beside the barn.
- The white doves returned to the dovecote at dusk.
- They restored the medieval dovecote as a museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOVECOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOVECOTE
1 longer words begin with DOVECOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOVECOTE
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Common questions about DOVECOTE
- Is DOVECOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVECOTE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVECOTE worth?
- DOVECOTE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOVECOTE mean?
- A small building or box with nesting holes where domestic pigeons are kept.
- What letters can be added to DOVECOTE?
- DOVECOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DOVECOTE:
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