DOVEKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DOVEKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOVEKIE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOVEKIE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVEKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dovekiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOVEKIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOVEKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does DOVEKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small black and white seabird of the Arctic, the little auk.
The dovekie breeds in huge colonies on northern cliffs and feeds on tiny crustaceans. It rarely comes south except when storms blow it off course.
How DOVEKIE is used
Dovekie is the North American name used by birdwatchers.
- A dovekie was washed ashore after the storm.
- Greenland has enormous dovekie colonies.
- Birders hoped to spot a dovekie offshore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOVEKIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOVEKIE
1 longer words begin with DOVEKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOVEKIE
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Common questions about DOVEKIE
- Is DOVEKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVEKIE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVEKIE worth?
- DOVEKIE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOVEKIE mean?
- A small black and white seabird of the Arctic, the little auk.
- What letters can be added to DOVEKIE?
- DOVEKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOVEKIE:
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