dolesome
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
- 8
/ˈdoʊlsəm/
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/ˈdoʊlsəm/ · /ˈdəʊlsəm/
Definition of dolesome
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
“The grandmother [...] raised her under the dolesome eyes of a multicoloured Virgin Mary.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dole (“sorrow, grief”) + -some.
Words you can make from dolesome
139 playable · top: LOOMED (9 pts)
Best play loomed 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
28 words- DEEMS 8 pts
- DEMES 8 pts
- DEMOS 8 pts
- DOMES 8 pts
- DOOMS 8 pts
- MEEDS 8 pts
- MELDS 8 pts
- MODEL 8 pts
- MODES 8 pts
- MOLDS 8 pts
- MOODS 8 pts
- MOOED 8 pts
- SODOM 8 pts
- LOOMS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- MOOLS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- OSMOL 7 pts
- SLOMO 7 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DOLES 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- LODES 6 pts
- LOOED 6 pts
- SOLDO 6 pts
- SOLED 6 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- DEMO 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DOMS 7 pts
- DOOM 7 pts
- MEDS 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- MELD 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- MODS 7 pts
- MOLD 7 pts
- MOOD 7 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- LOOM 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOLS 6 pts
- MOOL 6 pts
- MOOS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DOLS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- OLDS 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- SOLD 5 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SOLO 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- DOM 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- MOO 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
2-letter words
14 wordsFind your best play with dolesome
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