Yes. DO is a valid word.
DO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
DO is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
Meaning
The first tone of the diatonic musical scale; to begin and carry through to completion.
About DO
DO is both an everyday verb and the first note of the scale. Remember the whole set of note names in the list (DO, RE, MI, FA, SO, LA, TI, plus UT, TE and SI) and you have a lot of easy two-letter plays.
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DO scores 3 points
Before any bonus squares: D 2 + O 1 = 3. On a double-word square that's 6, on a triple-word 9, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: DO as the first play
Later in the game, put the D on a 3L square and DO is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After DO (12):
- DOCa licensed medical practitioner
- DOEmature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
- DOGa member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times
- DOHthe syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- DOLa unit of pain intensity
- DOM
- DONput clothing on one's body
- DOR
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from DO
Words that start with DO:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of DO and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
DO is the first note of the scale (do, re, mi) and the verb “to do”. The other note names that count are RE, MI, FA, SO, LA, TI, TE, SI and UT.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with D
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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