Is DOLOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOLOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOLOURS mean?
Dolours is a form of DOLOUR.
- noun
(poetry) painful grief
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DOLOURS
DOLOURS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DOLOURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dolors7
- dolour7
- drools7
- odours7
- dolor6
- doors6
- drool6
- duros6
- lords6
- ludos6
- odors6
- odour6
- ordos6
- roods6
- soldo6
- sudor6
- lours5
- dols5
- door5
- dors5
- dour5
- duos5
- duro5
- lord5
- loud5
- ludo5
- luds5
- odor5
- olds5
- ordo5
- ouds5
- rods5
- rood5
- sold5
- sord5
- surd5
- udos5
- urds5
- loos4
- lour4
- ours4
- roos4
- slur4
- solo4
- soul4
- sour4
- dol4
- dor4
- dos4
- duo4
- lud4
- ods4
- old4
- oud4
- rod4
- sod4
- udo4
- urd4
- loo3
- lor3
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