doze: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 14 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of doze
verb
- intransitive
To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
Example: I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.
- transitive
To make dull; to stupefy.
Listed forms: dozes, dozing, dozed, dose.
Source: Wiktionary — doze.
noun
A light, short sleep or nap.
Example: I felt much better after a short doze.
Listed forms: dozes, dose.
Source: Wiktionary — doze.
verb
- intransitive, slang
To bulldoze.
Listed forms: dozes, dozing, dozed.
Source: Wiktionary — doze.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for doze.
noun
a light fitful sleep
verb
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is doze in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of doze
D(2) + O(1) + Z(10) + E(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of doze
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from doze
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in doze. Showing up to 24, longest first.