DOVETAILED is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DOVETAILED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2o1v4e1t1a1i1l1e1d2
PlayableDOVETAILED · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DOVETAILED?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7%
Our own measure of how useful DOVETAILED is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVETAILED
No single letter turns DOVETAILED into another word.
How DOVETAILED scores
Scrabble d2o1v4e1t1a1i1l1e1d2 15
Words with Friends d2o1v5e1t1a1i1l2e1d2 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DOVETAILED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOVETAILED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DOVETAILED
- DOVETAILED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DOVETAILED
deviated13 dovetail12 violated12 detailed10 avoided12 deviled12 devoted12 videoed12 deviate11 devilet11 dovelet11 valeted11 velated11 elative10 violate10 delated9 deltoid9 deodate9 dilated9 ideated9 iodated9 toadied9 deaved11 delved11 devoid11 evaded11 voided11 dative10 devote10 evited10 leaved10 levade10 levied10 livedo10 loaved10 ovated10 vailed10 vealed10 veiled10 vetoed10
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Common questions about DOVETAILED
- Is DOVETAILED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVETAILED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVETAILED worth?
- DOVETAILED is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOVETAILED?
- No single letter can be added to DOVETAILED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DOVETAILED:
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