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Is dolmen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dolmen is a Scrabble US word. The word dolmen is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is dolmen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dolmen is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2O1L1M3E1N1

Is dolmen a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dolmen is a Words With Friends word. The word dolmen is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2O1L2M4E1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

DOLMEN,

5-letter words (9 found)

DEMON,LEMON,LODEN,LOMED,MELON,MODEL,MOLED,MONDE,OLDEN,

4-letter words (24 found)

DELO,DEMO,DOEN,DOLE,DOME,DONE,ENOL,LEND,LENO,LODE,LOME,LONE,MELD,MEND,MENO,MODE,MOLD,MOLE,NODE,NOEL,NOLE,NOME,OLDE,OMEN,

3-letter words (28 found)

DEL,DEN,DOE,DOL,DOM,DON,ELD,ELM,EMO,END,EON,LED,LOD,MED,MEL,MEN,MOD,MOE,MOL,MON,NED,NOD,NOM,ODE,OLD,OLE,OLM,ONE,

2-letter words (15 found)

DE,DO,ED,EL,EM,EN,LO,ME,MO,NE,NO,OD,OE,OM,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 78 words from dolmen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dolmen

dolmen

Etymology

Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). See also menhir.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒl.mɛn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊl.mən/, /ˈdɑl.mən/
  • Homophone: dolman

Noun

dolmen (plural dolmens)

  1. A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
  2. More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with dolman.

Synonyms

  • cromlech
  • portal tomb
  • quoit

Translations

See also

  • cairn
  • menhir

References

Further reading

  • dolmen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Lemond, Meldon, Molden, molden, old men, old-men, oldmen

French

Pronunciation

Noun

dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. dolmen

Further reading

  • “dolmen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1870. From French dolmen. Traditional local denominations of dolmens include anta, arca, forno, casota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔlmɪŋ]

Noun

dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. dolmen
    Synonym: anta

References

  • “dolmen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “dolmen” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French dolmen.

Noun

dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. (Jersey) dolmen

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dolmen.

Noun

dolmen n (plural dolmene)

  1. dolmen

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French dolmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdolmen/ [ˈd̪ol.mẽn]
  • Rhymes: -olmen
  • Syllabification: dol‧men

Noun

dolmen m (plural dólmenes)

  1. dolmen

Further reading

  • “dolmen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

dolmen

  1. definite singular of dolme

Source: wiktionary.org