Definitions For Dovetail

noun

  • A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
  • A type of joint that is used to connect two pieces of wood together

verb

  • Fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
  • To join (two pieces of wood) with dovetail joints
  • To fit together in a pleasing or satisfying way

Is Dovetail a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Dovetail is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Dovetail in a Sentence

  • The Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all

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