TURTLEDOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TURTLEDOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURTLEDOVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURTLEDOVE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURTLEDOVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turtledovesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURTLEDOVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TURTLEDOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURTLEDOVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TURTLEDOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, slender dove with a soft purring call, traditionally seen as a symbol of devoted love.
The turtledove has long been a favourite of poets because the pair seem so attached to each other. Its gentle song, a low repeated purr, is a sound many associate with warm countryside summers.
How TURTLEDOVE is used
Used for the bird itself and, in affectionate or romantic writing, as a figure for a loving partner.
- A turtledove cooed from the branch above the garden gate.
- In the old song the lovers are compared to a pair of turtledove birds.
- Numbers of the turtledove have fallen sharply in recent decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURTLEDOVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TURTLEDOVE
1 longer words begin with TURTLEDOVE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURTLEDOVE
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Common questions about TURTLEDOVE
- Is TURTLEDOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURTLEDOVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURTLEDOVE worth?
- TURTLEDOVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURTLEDOVE mean?
- A small, slender dove with a soft purring call, traditionally seen as a symbol of devoted love.
- What letters can be added to TURTLEDOVE?
- TURTLEDOVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TURTLEDOVE:
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