Meaning
- (noun) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- (noun) Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
- (noun) A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
Letter breakdown
- Dories contains 6 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 7.
Words from these letters
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
- abacus
- abased
- abases
- abated
- abates
- abbess
- abbeys
- abbots
- abbrev
- abduct
- abhors
- abided
- abides
- abject
- abjure
- ablaze
- ablest
- abloom
Words starting with DOR
- dork
- dorkier
- dorkiest
- dorks
- dorky
- dorm
- dormancy
- dormant
- dormer
- dormers
- dormice
- dormitories
- dormitory
- dormouse
- dorms
- dorsal
- dory
See all words starting with DOR →
Words ending with IES
Reader questions
What does Dories mean?
A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
How many letters are in Dories?
Dories has 6 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.