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Douses

d 2o 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · third-person singular form of douse

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does douses mean?

verb

  1. put out, as of a candle or a light

    “Douse the lights”

    Synonymsput out

  2. wet thoroughly

    Synonymsdowse

  3. dip into a liquid

    “He dipped into the pool”

    Synonymsdipduck

  4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

    “dip the garment into the cleaning solution”

    Synonymsdunkdipsouseplunge

  5. lower quickly

    “douse a sail”

  6. slacken

    “douse a rope”

    Synonymsdowse

Definitions shown for douse, the base form of douses.

Is DOUSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DOUSES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
d 2o 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
d 2o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
d 2o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
d 2o 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DOUSES

Anagrams 1

soused

Words that end like DOUSES

Common words that share the ending -OUSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

houseslousesmousesrousesblousesgrousesspousesarousescarousescallousesdoghousesmadhousesouthousesclubhousespenthousesplayhouseswarehousescourthousesgreenhouseslighthousespowerhousesroughhousesstorehousesrendezvouses
All words ending in -OUSES

Douses: quick answers

Is DOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DOUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DOUSES worth?
DOUSES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does douses mean?
douses is the third-person singular form of douse, which means “put out, as of a candle or a light”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DOUSES?
You can make 54 shorter words from DOUSES, such as DOSES, DOUSE, DEUS, DOES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DOUSES?
DOUSES rearranges into SOUSED.