DAAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAAL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
daalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DAAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does DAAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A dish of split pulses, such as lentils or peas, cooked into a thick soup or stew, common in Indian cooking.
Daal, also spelled dal or dhal, is an everyday staple across South Asia. It is usually simmered with spices until soft and served alongside rice or flatbread rather than eaten on its own.
How DAAL is used
Used in writing about South Asian food; also spelled dal or dhal.
- She served hot daal with rice for dinner.
- The recipe called for red lentils to make the daal.
- Street stalls sold bowls of daal to hungry commuters.
- He seasoned the daal with cumin and garlic.
- Every family had its own way of cooking daal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAAL
1 longer words begin with DAAL.
Words with DAAL inside
2 words contain DAAL in the middle. Words that start with DAAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAAL
Common questions about DAAL
- Is DAAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAAL is not in it.
- How many points is DAAL worth?
- DAAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAAL mean?
- A dish of split pulses, such as lentils or peas, cooked into a thick soup or stew, common in Indian cooking.
- What letters can be added to DAAL?
- DAAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DAAL:
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