DOVISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DOVISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOVISHNESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOVISHNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOVISHNESS
No single letter turns DOVISHNESS into another word.
How DOVISHNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DOVISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOVISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DOVISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A preference for peaceful, conciliatory policies over aggressive ones.
Dovishness is the opposite of hawkishness, and it is common in talk about foreign policy and interest rates. A central bank shows its dovishness by favouring low rates, a government by favouring talks over force.
How DOVISHNESS is used
Used in politics and economics, often by commentators judging a leader or an institution.
- Markets rose on signs of dovishness from the central bank.
- Critics attacked the senator's dovishness on defence.
- His dovishness surprised those who knew his military past.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOVISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOVISHNESS
1 longer words begin with DOVISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DOVISHNESS
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Common questions about DOVISHNESS
- Is DOVISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOVISHNESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOVISHNESS worth?
- DOVISHNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOVISHNESS mean?
- A preference for peaceful, conciliatory policies over aggressive ones.
- What letters can be added to DOVISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DOVISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DOVISHNESS:
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