Is DOVISHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOVISHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOVISHNESS mean?
- noun
any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DOVISHNESS
DOVISHNESS 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 DOVISHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dovish13
- shived13
- shoved13
- voidness12
- shives12
- shoves12
- hived12
- hoidens11
- hives11
- shive11
- shivs11
- shove11
- deshis10
- devons10
- dishes10
- doshes10
- dovens10
- hissed10
- hoiden10
- hoised10
- honied10
- nevoid10
- noshed10
- shends10
- shined10
- videos10
- hive10
- hove10
- shiv10
- envois9
- hisses9
- hoises9
- hosses9
- noshes9
- ovines9
- shines9
- deshi9
- devis9
- devon9
- dives9
- doven9
- doves9
- hides9
- hinds9
- honed9
- hosed9
- sheds9
- shend9
- shied9
- shoed9
- sidhe9
- vends9
- video9
- vined9
- vised9
- voids9
- envoi8
- hoise8
- hones8
- hosen8
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