DACOITY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DACOITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DACOITY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DACOITY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DACOITY
No single letter turns DACOITY into another word.
How DACOITY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DACOITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does DACOITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
Robbery with violence committed by an armed gang, in India or Burma.
Dacoity is the crime, and a dacoit is one who commits it. The term has long been used in Indian law and in colonial-era writing.
How DACOITY is used
Dacoity appears in South Asian news and history rather than in general British or American speech.
- The village suffered a dacoity at midnight.
- Police investigated the dacoity near the highway.
- A famous dacoity was the subject of the film.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DACOITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DACOITY
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Common questions about DACOITY
- Is DACOITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DACOITY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DACOITY worth?
- DACOITY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DACOITY mean?
- Robbery with violence committed by an armed gang, in India or Burma.
- What letters can be added to DACOITY?
- No single letter can be added to DACOITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DACOITY:
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