DOY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOY is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,527.
What does DOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A term of endearment for a loved one, especially a child; darling.
Doy is a Scots dialect word of affection, spoken to a child, grandchild or sweetheart in the same warm way that darling or pet might be used elsewhere. It belongs to spoken, everyday tenderness rather than to formal writing.
How DOY is used
Dialect and affectionate; used mainly in Scots speech toward a child or sweetheart.
- Come here, my doy, and let me tie your shoe.
- She called her granddaughter doy every time she visited.
- Hush now, doy, everything will be fine.
- He wrote doy at the end of the letter to his sweetheart.
- The old nurse always spoke to the baby as her wee doy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOY
The 3 tiles of DOY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOY
9 longer words begin with DOY.
Words ending in DOY
1 words end in DOY. Useful as a back hook: play DOY onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOY inside
1 words contain DOY in the middle. Words that start with DOY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOY
Common questions about DOY
- Is DOY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOY is not in it.
- How many points is DOY worth?
- DOY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOY mean?
- A term of endearment for a loved one, especially a child; darling.
- What letters can be added to DOY?
- DOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DOY:
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