DOWSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOWSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWSE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOWSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOWSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does DOWSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To search for underground water, minerals, or other hidden objects using a forked stick or divining rod.
A person who dowses walks slowly across an area holding a forked twig or a pair of bent rods, watching for a twitch believed to signal water below. The practice has no accepted scientific basis, yet it persists in rural communities as a traditional way of siting a new well. Some dowsers claim the same method can locate lost objects or even minerals, extending the practice well beyond water alone.
How DOWSE is used
Used mainly in discussion of the traditional water-finding practice rather than in everyday speech.
- The old farmer offered to dowse for a good spot to dig the well.
- She watched skeptically as he tried to dowse with a bent wire.
- Local legend says her grandfather could dowse for water blindfolded.
- They hired someone to dowse the field before drilling began.
- He learned to dowse from his father, who never explained how it worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOWSE
The 5 tiles of DOWSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOWSE
6 longer words begin with DOWSE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWSE
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Common questions about DOWSE
- Is DOWSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWSE worth?
- DOWSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWSE mean?
- To search for underground water, minerals, or other hidden objects using a forked stick or divining rod.
- What letters can be added to DOWSE?
- DOWSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOWSE:
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