DULE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. DULE 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DULE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DULE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DULE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about DULE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
obsoleteliterary
An obsolete word for grief, sorrow, or misery.
Dule described deep personal sorrow in older English, close in meaning and sound to the related word dole. Poets and balladeers used it to give weight to loss and mourning before the word fell out of everyday use.
How DULE is used
Obsolete outside older poetry and ballads.
- The ballad speaks of dule that never left her heart.
- Years of dule had marked his weathered face.
- The old poem mourns the dule of war.
- She carried her dule quietly through the long winter.
- No comfort could ease the widow's dule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DULE
The 4 tiles of DULE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DULE
1 longer words begin with DULE.
Words ending in DULE
13 words end in DULE. Useful as a back hook: play DULE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DULE inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain DULE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DULE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DULE
Common questions about DULE
- Is DULE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DULE is not in it.
- How many points is DULE worth?
- DULE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DULE mean?
- An obsolete word for grief, sorrow, or misery.
- What letters can be added to DULE?
- DULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DULE:
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