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Is douse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word douse is a Scrabble US word. The word douse is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is douse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word douse is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

D2O1U1S1E1

Is douse a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word douse is a Words With Friends word. The word douse is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

DOUSE,

4-letter words (10 found)

DEUS,DOES,DOSE,DUES,DUOS,ODES,OUDS,SUED,UDOS,USED,

3-letter words (20 found)

DOE,DOS,DSO,DUE,DUO,EDS,ODE,ODS,OES,OSE,OUD,OUS,SED,SOD,SOU,SUD,SUE,UDO,UDS,USE,

2-letter words (10 found)

DE,DO,ED,ES,OD,OE,OS,OU,SO,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 42 words from douse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of douse

douse oduse duose udose oudse uodse dosue odsue dsoue sdoue osdue sodue dusoe udsoe dsuoe sduoe usdoe sudoe ousde uosde osude soude usode suode doues odues duoes udoes oudes uodes doeus odeus deous edous oedus eodus dueos udeos deuos eduos uedos eudos oueds uoeds oeuds eouds ueods euods doseu odseu dsoeu sdoeu osdeu sodeu doesu odesu deosu edosu oedsu eodsu dseou sdeou desou edsou sedou esdou osedu soedu oesdu eosdu seodu esodu duseo udseo dsueo sdueo usdeo sudeo dueso udeso deuso eduso uedso eudso dseuo sdeuo desuo edsuo seduo esduo usedo suedo uesdo eusdo seudo esudo oused uosed osued soued usoed suoed ouesd uoesd oeusd eousd ueosd euosd oseud soeud oesud eosud seoud esoud useod sueod uesod eusod seuod esuod

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Definitions and meaning of douse

douse

Pronunciation

  • enPR: daus, IPA(key): /daʊs/
  • Rhymes: -aʊs

Etymology 1

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

Alternative forms

  • dowse, douze, douce, dause (all obsolete or nonstandard)

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

  2. (transitive, intransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  3. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
  4. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
    • Kelly Henderson, Your Mythic Spirit Guide: Spirituality for a Creative Life
      Once you feel confident in your visualizations, you may douse the candle by blowing it out.
Coordinate terms
  • hose down
Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

  1. A sudden plunging into water.

Etymology 2

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

Alternative forms

  • dowse

Verb

douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

  2. (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.
  3. (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
Derived terms
  • dousing-chock
Translations

Noun

douse (plural douses)

  2. A blow or strike, especially to the face.

Anagrams

  • oused

Middle English

Noun

douse

  1. Alternative form of douce

Source: wiktionary.org