DOVETAILS

9 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What DOVETAILS Means

DOVETAILS is a form of DOVETAIL, which means:

noun: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
verb: fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DOVETAILS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 O1 V4 E1 T1 A1 I1 L1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In DOVETAILS

724 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (9)

DIASTOLE DOVETAIL ISOLATED SODALITE SOLIDATE SOLVATED VALIDEST VIOLATED VIOLATES

7 letter words (21)

AVIDEST DATIVES DEASOIL DETAILS DEVISAL DILATES DOVIEST ESTIVAL IODATES ISOLATE ISOLEAD LIVEDOS OLIVETS SALTOED SALVOED SOLATED SOLVATE TOADIES VIOLATE VIOLETS VISTAED

6 letter words (92)

5 letter words (217)

ADIOS ADITS AIDES AIDOS AILED AISLE ALIST ALIVE ALODS ALOED ALOES ALTOS ASIDE AVELS AVISE AVISO AVOID DALES DALIS DALTS DATES DATOS DAVIT DEALS DEALT DEILS DEIST DELIS DELOS DELTA DELTS DEVAS DEVIL DEVOT DIALS DIETS DIOLS DIOTA DITAL DITAS DITES DIVAS DIVES DIVOS DIVOT DOATS DOEST DOILT DOITS DOLES DOLIA DOLTS DOTAL DOTES DOVES DOVIE EDITS EIDOS EILDS ELIAD EVILS IDEAL IDEAS IDLES IDOLA IDOLS IOTAS ISLED ISLET ISTLE LADES LAEVO LAIDS LASED LATED LAVED LAVES LEADS LEAST LEATS LEVIS LIDOS LITAS LITED LITES LIVED LIVES LOADS LOAST LOAVE LODES LOIDS LOSED LOTAS LOTES LOVAT LOVED LOVES OAVES ODALS ODIST OILED OLDIE OLIVE OSTIA OVALS OVATE OVELS OVIST SALET SALTO SALVE SALVO SATED SAVED SELVA SETAL SIDLE SIELD SILED SILVA SITED SLADE SLAID SLATE SLAVE SLIDE SLIVE SLOID SLOVE SOAVE SOLDE SOLDI SOLED SOLEI SOLID SOLVE STADE STAID STALE STAVE STEAD STEAL STEIL STELA STIED STILE STIVE STOAE STOAI STOLE STOVE TAELS TAILS TALES TEADS TEALS TEILS TELIA TELOI TELOS TESLA TIDAL TIDES TILDE TILED TILES TOADS TOEAS TOILE TOILS TOISE TOLAS TOLED TOLES TOSED TSADE TSADI VADES VAILS VALES VALET VALID VALIS VALSE VEALS VEILS VELDS VELDT VESTA VIALS VIDEO VILDE VIOLA VIOLD VIOLS VISED VISTA VISTO VITAE VITAL VITAS VLEIS VLIES VOIDS VOILA VOILE VOLAE VOLED VOLES VOLET VOLTA VOLTE VOLTI VOLTS VOTED VOTES

4 letter words (239)

ADIT ADOS AIDE AIDS AILS AITS ALES ALIT ALOD ALOE ALSO ALTO ALTS ATES AVEL AVES AVID AVOS DAES DAIS DALE DALI DALS DALT DATE DATO DEAL DEIL DELI DELO DELS DELT DESI DEVA DEVS DIAL DIEL DIES DIET DIOL DISA DITA DITE DITS DIVA DIVE DIVO DIVS DOAT DOES DOIT DOLE DOLS DOLT DOSE DOST DOTE DOTS DOVE EAST EATS EDIT EILD ELDS ELTS ETAS EVIL EVOS IDEA IDES IDLE IDOL ILEA IOTA ISLE ITAS LADE LADS LAID LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LAVE LAVS LEAD LEAS LEAT LEIS LEST LETS LEVA LEVO LIAS LIDO LIDS LIED LIES LIST LITE LITS LIVE LOAD LODE LODS LOID LOSE LOST LOTA LOTE LOTI LOTS LOVE OAST OATS ODAL ODAS ODEA ODES OILS OLDE OLDS OLEA OLES OLID OVAL OVEL SADE SADI SADO SAID SAIL SALE SALT SATE SATI SAVE SEAL SEAT SEIL SELD SETA SIAL SIDA SIDE SILD SILE SILO SILT SITE SLAE SLAT SLED SLID SLIT SLOE SLOT SODA SOIL SOLA SOLD SOLE SOLI STED STIE STOA TADS TAED TAEL TAES TAIL TAIS TALE TALI TAOS TAVS TEAD TEAL TEAS TEDS TEIL TELA TELD TELS TIDE TIDS TIED TIES TILE TILS TOAD TODS TOEA TOED TOES TOIL TOLA TOLD TOLE TOSA TOSE VADE VAES VAIL VALE VALI VASE VAST VATS VEAL VEIL VELA VELD VEST VETO VETS VIAE VIAL VIAS VIDE VIDS VIED VIES VILD VILE VIOL VISA VISE VITA VITE VLEI VOES VOID VOLA VOLE VOLS VOLT VOTE

3 letter words (113)

ADO ADS AID AIL AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT ATE ATS AVE AVO DAE DAL DAS DEI DEL DEV DIE DIS DIT DIV DOE DOL DOS DOT DSO EAS EAT EDS ELD ELS ELT EST ETA EVO IDE IDS IOS ISO ITA ITS LAD LAS LAT LAV LEA LED LEI LES LET LEV LID LIE LIS LIT LOD LOS LOT OAT ODA ODE ODS OES OIL OIS OLD OLE OSE OVA SAD SAE SAI SAL SAT SAV SEA SED SEI SEL SET SIT SOD SOL SOT SOV TAD TAE TAI TAO TAS TAV TEA TED TEL TES TID TIE TIL TIS TOD TOE VAE VAS VAT VET VIA VID VIE VIS VOE VOL

2 letter words (33)

AD AE AI AL AS AT DA DE DI DO EA ED EL ES ET ID IO IS IT LA LI LO OD OE OI OS SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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