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Is dowse a Scrabble word?

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

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Is dowse a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is dowse a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dowse is a Words With Friends word. The word dowse is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

DOWSE,SOWED,

4-letter words (10 found)

DEWS,DOES,DOSE,DOWS,ODES,OWED,OWES,OWSE,WEDS,WOES,

3-letter words (18 found)

DEW,DOE,DOS,DOW,DSO,EDS,ODE,ODS,OES,OSE,OWE,SED,SEW,SOD,SOW,WED,WOE,WOS,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DO,ED,ES,EW,OD,OE,OS,OW,SO,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from dowse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dowse

dowse odwse dwose wdose owdse wodse doswe odswe dsowe sdowe osdwe sodwe dwsoe wdsoe dswoe sdwoe wsdoe swdoe owsde wosde oswde sowde wsode swode dowes odwes dwoes wdoes owdes wodes doews odews deows edows oedws eodws dweos wdeos dewos edwos wedos ewdos oweds woeds oewds eowds weods ewods dosew odsew dsoew sdoew osdew sodew doesw odesw deosw edosw oedsw eodsw dseow sdeow desow edsow sedow esdow osedw soedw oesdw eosdw seodw esodw dwseo wdseo dsweo sdweo wsdeo swdeo dweso wdeso dewso edwso wedso ewdso dsewo sdewo deswo edswo sedwo esdwo wsedo swedo wesdo ewsdo sewdo eswdo owsed wosed oswed sowed wsoed swoed owesd woesd oewsd eowsd weosd ewosd osewd soewd oeswd eoswd seowd esowd wseod sweod wesod ewsod sewod eswod

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dowse. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dowse.

Definitions and meaning of dowse

dowse

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊs/

Verb

dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)

  1. Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊs/

Verb

dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)

  1. Alternative form of douse (“to strike”)

Noun

dowse (plural dowses)

  1. Alternative form of douse (“strike”)

Etymology 3

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: daus, dauz, IPA(key): /daʊs/, /daʊz/
  • Rhymes: -aʊz

Verb

dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)

  1. (intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
Derived terms
  • dowsing rod

Anagrams

  • Swedo-, sowed

Middle English

Noun

dowse

  1. Alternative form of douce

Source: wiktionary.org