DADA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DADA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DADA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DADA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DADA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DADA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DADA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DADA mean in Scrabble?
noun
childishinformal
An informal, childish word for one's father.
Small children often say dada as one of their first words, before they learn the fuller word father or daddy. The capitalized word Dada also names an early twentieth-century art movement, but that is a separate proper noun and not covered by this entry.
How DADA is used
Used mainly by or about very young children, or in baby talk between parents.
- The toddler pointed at his father and said dada.
- She taught her son to say dada before mama.
- He beamed the first time the baby said dada clearly.
- The picture book showed a child running toward dada.
- Grandma laughed when the baby babbled dada all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DADA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DADA
8 longer words begin with DADA.
Shorter words from the letters in DADA
Common questions about DADA
- Is DADA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DADA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DADA worth?
- DADA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DADA mean?
- An informal, childish word for one's father.
- What letters can be added to DADA?
- DADA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DADA:
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