6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective extremely pleasant in a gentle way
adjective pleasing to the ear
originFrom Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, from dulz, dulce (“sweet, pleasant”) + diminutive -et, from Latin dulcis (“sweet, pleasant”). Cognate with Spanish dulce, French doux, Italian dolce, Portuguese doce, and Romanian dulce. Doublet of dolcetto and doucet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0