Is DOVETAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOVETAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOVETAILED mean?
Dovetailed is a form of DOVETAIL.
- verb
fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
- noun
a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 DOVETAILED
DOVETAILED 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 DOVETAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deviated13
- dovetail12
- violated12
- avoided12
- deviled12
- devoted12
- videoed12
- deviate11
- valeted11
- deaved11
- delved11
- devoid11
- evaded11
- voided11
- detailed10
- elative10
- violate10
- dative10
- devote10
- evited10
- leaved10
- levied10
- vailed10
- vealed10
- veiled10
- vetoed10
- vialed10
- volted10
- dived10
- delated9
- deltoid9
- dilated9
- ideated9
- iodated9
- toadied9
- velate9
- violet9
- avoid9
- davit9
- deave9
- delve9
- devel9
- devil9
- divot9
- eaved9
- evade9
- laved9
- lived9
- loved9
- valid9
- veldt9
- video9
- voled9
- voted9
- delead8
- dialed8
- dieted8
- dildoe8
- doated8
- doiled8
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