DACTYLS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DACTYLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DACTYLS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DACTYLS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DACTYLS
No single letter turns DACTYLS into another word.
How DACTYLS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DACTYLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about DACTYLS
- DACTYLS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DACTYLS mean in Scrabble?
DACTYLS is the plural of DACTYL.
DACTYL(noun) — A metrical foot made of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones, as in the word poetry said aloud.
Shorter words from the letters in DACTYLS
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Common questions about DACTYLS
- Is DACTYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DACTYLS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DACTYLS worth?
- DACTYLS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DACTYLS?
- No single letter can be added to DACTYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DACTYLS:
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