DOZE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DOZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOZE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOZE is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOZE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOZE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does DOZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To sleep lightly for a short period.
Doze came from Scandinavian and first meant to be stupefied rather than to sleep at all; the narrowing to light rest came afterwards. It works best with off, and standing alone it sounds faintly bookish.
How DOZE is used
Dozed, dozes. Often doze off.
- He dozed through the second half and denied it.
- The word doze first meant to be stupefied.
- A doze in the afternoon is not the same as a nap.
- They doze off within ten minutes of sitting down.
- Doze on its own sounds slightly bookish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOZE
10 longer words begin with DOZE.
Words ending in DOZE
2 words end in DOZE. Useful as a back hook: play DOZE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOZE inside
10 words contain DOZE in the middle. Words that start with DOZE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOZE
Common questions about DOZE
- Is DOZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOZE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOZE worth?
- DOZE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOZE mean?
- To sleep lightly for a short period.
- What letters can be added to DOZE?
- DOZE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOZE:
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