dover

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdəʊ.və/(UK)
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/ˈdəʊ.və/(UK) · /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/(US)

Definition of dover

38 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
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  1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
  2. A sea area between this port and France.
  3. A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
  4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
  5. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  7. A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
  8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A neighborhood of Singapore.
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  38. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

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