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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. DOOR is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 5 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
doorway, room access, threshold
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
DOOR scores 5 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: D×1, O×2, R×1
DOOR is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with D, ends with R, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "DOOR — a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"" (5 Scrabble points).
DOOR is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is DOOR a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
DOOR (noun): a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left". Additional senses: a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"; a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"; the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway".
In standard Scrabble scoring, DOOR totals 5 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. DOOR relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
DOOR is 4 letters long, begins with D, ends with R, and sorts to the alphagram DOOR. There are 4 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 21 tracked 4-letter entries, DOOR ranks by raw score (5 points). Anagram alternatives include ODOR, OORD, ORDO, ROOD — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, DOOR carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on D or R are common study angles; browse words starting with D and words ending with R to rehearse parallel sets.
DOOR is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with D, ends with R, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like DOOR frequently cross shorter words; knowing that DOOR contains D, O, R helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as d??r to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside DOOR include DO, OO, OR — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: D, O, R. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble door directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 5 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat DOOR as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "DOOR — a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"" (5 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.