DULCET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DULCET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DULCET?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DULCET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DULCET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dulcetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DULCET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DULCET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does DULCET mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Pleasantly soft and sweet to the ear, said of a voice, a tune or another sound.
Dulcet comes from the Latin dulcis, meaning sweet, and it is used almost only about sound. In current English it often appears in the fixed phrase dulcet tones, sometimes with mock gentleness when the sound is not pleasant at all. As a noun it also names an old soft-toned stop on a pipe organ.
How DULCET is used
Literary; often used ironically in the phrase "dulcet tones".
- The nurse spoke in dulcet tones to calm the child.
- A dulcet melody drifted from the open window.
- I woke to the dulcet sound of rain on the roof.
- Her dulcet laugh carried across the garden.
- He sang with a dulcet voice that silenced the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DULCET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DULCET
4 longer words begin with DULCET.
Shorter words from the letters in DULCET
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Common questions about DULCET
- Is DULCET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DULCET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DULCET worth?
- DULCET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DULCET mean?
- Pleasantly soft and sweet to the ear, said of a voice, a tune or another sound.
- What letters can be added to DULCET?
- DULCET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DULCET:
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