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Is dovetail a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dovetail is a Scrabble US word. The word dovetail is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is dovetail a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dovetail is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is dovetail a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dovetail is a Words With Friends word. The word dovetail is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

DOVETAIL,VIOLATED,

7-letter words (1 found)

VIOLATE,

6-letter words (15 found)

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5-letter words (57 found)

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4-letter words (115 found)

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3-letter words (68 found)

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2-letter words (26 found)

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1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 285 words from dovetail according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dovetail

dovetail

Etymology

The noun is derived from dove +‎ tail. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʌvteɪl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
  • Hyphenation: dove‧tail

Noun

dovetail (plural dovetails)

  1. The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
  2. (chiefly woodworking, often attributively)
    1. In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
      Synonyms: culvertail, fantail, swallowtail
    2. A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
  3. (heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).

Alternative forms

  • dove-tail
  • dufftail (obsolete)

Derived terms

  • dovetail joint

Translations

See also

  • finger joint

Verb

dovetail (third-person singular simple present dovetails, present participle dovetailing, simple past and past participle dovetailed)

  1. (transitive)
    1. (chiefly woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
    2. (figuratively)
      1. To combine or fit (things) together well.
      2. (computing) To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.

Alternative forms

  • dove-tail

Derived terms

  • dovetailed (adjective)
  • dovetailing (adjective, noun)
  • dovetailer

Translations

See also

  • Thesaurus:join

References

Further reading

  • dovetail joint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • dovetailing (computer science) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • dovetail (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • violated

Source: wiktionary.org