DOZY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DOZY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOZY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOZY is to know. It scores 17 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOZY
No single letter turns DOZY into another word.
How DOZY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOZY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What stands out about DOZY
- DOZY scores 17 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOZY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling sleepy; also, slow-witted.
Dozy carries a second British sense meaning stupid, and it is mild enough to be used affectionately between friends. Doze itself is Scandinavian and unrelated to daze, despite the obvious resemblance between them.
How DOZY is used
Before and after the noun. The second sense is British.
- A dozy afternoon that got nothing done.
- You dozy article, said his brother, fondly.
- The word dozy means sleepy and also stupid.
- Dozy and daze look related and are not.
- Two dozy hours after a heavy lunch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOZY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOZY
Common questions about DOZY
- Is DOZY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOZY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOZY worth?
- DOZY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOZY mean?
- Feeling sleepy; also, slow-witted.
- What letters can be added to DOZY?
- No single letter can be added to DOZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOZY:
Open DOZY in the Word Finder