DAGOBA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DAGOBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAGOBA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAGOBA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAGOBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dagobasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAGOBA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAGOBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does DAGOBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A dome-shaped Buddhist monument built to hold sacred relics.
The dagoba is the Sinhalese and Burmese counterpart of the stupa found elsewhere in Asia. Many stand as whitewashed domes crowned with a spire, and pilgrims walk around them clockwise as an act of devotion. The word also appears in the spelling dagaba.
How DAGOBA is used
Mostly met in writing about Sri Lanka, Burma and Buddhist architecture.
- The pilgrims circled the dagoba at dawn.
- A tiny relic was sealed deep inside the dagoba.
- Each dagoba in the old city was built by a different king.
- From the hill, the white dagoba shone above the trees.
- She photographed the dagoba before the rain began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAGOBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAGOBA
1 longer words begin with DAGOBA.
Shorter words from the letters in DAGOBA
Common questions about DAGOBA
- Is DAGOBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAGOBA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAGOBA worth?
- DAGOBA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAGOBA mean?
- A dome-shaped Buddhist monument built to hold sacred relics.
- What letters can be added to DAGOBA?
- DAGOBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAGOBA:
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