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dote

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Is dote a Scrabble word?

Yes, dote is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of dote?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, stative, usually with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.Examples: "Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him."; "Jules doted on Chris, spending hours while Chris was at school assembling vast cities out of microscopic Lego pieces to surprise him when he returned."Synonyms: adore, loveintransitivestativeusuallywith-on

2. (intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.Examples: "He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died."; "Time has made you dote, and vainly tell / Of arms imagined in your lonely cell."archaicintransitive

3. (intransitive, of trees, rare or obsolete) To rot, decay.intransitiveobsoleterare

noun (English)

1. (countable, Ireland) A darling, a cutie.Examples: "But to be sure baby was as good as gold, a perfect little dote in his new fancy bib."Irelandcountable

2. (countable, obsolete) An imbecile; a dotard.Examples: "How did his death-bed make him a doate!"Synonyms: dobbycountableobsolete

3. (uncountable, rare) Decay in a tree.rareuncountable

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) Dowry.obsolete

verb (English)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To endow, donate.obsoletetransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "dote"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "dote"?

Scrabble
5 points
D2
O1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
5 points
D2
O1
T1
E1

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