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dole

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Is dole a Scrabble word?

Yes, dole is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of dole?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.Examples: "I get my dole paid twice a week."; "I've been on the dole for two years now."; "So, we are being fobbed off by second-rate American junk by smart aleck salesman from Pittsburgh while British factories stand empty and British workmen queue up for the dole."Synonyms: pancrack, pogey

2. (British, dialectal) A void space left in tillage.

noun (English)

1. (archaic) A sorrow or grief; dolour.Examples: "Syr said sir gyngalyn I wote not what knyȝt he was / but wel I wote that he sygheth and maketh grete dole. "Sir, said Sir Gingalin, I wot not what knight he was, but well I wot that he sigheth, and maketh great dole.""; "But ten slow mornings past, and on the eleventh / Her father laid the letter in her hand, / And closed the hand upon it, and she died. / So that day there was dole in Astolat."; "These knights he keepeth there in great dole and misery, for it is said that their groans may be heard by the passers along the high-road below the castle."

2. (law, Scotland) Dolus.

name (English)

1. (Philippines) Acronym of Department of Labor and Employment.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "dole"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "dole"?

Scrabble
5 points
d2
o1
l1
e1
Words With Friends
6 points
d2
o1
l2
e1

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