DAHLIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DAHLIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAHLIA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAHLIA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAHLIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dahliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAHLIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAHLIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DAHLIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tuberous garden plant with showy, many-petalled blooms in nearly every colour except blue.
Dahlias come from Mexico and were named in the eighteenth century after the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. Gardeners lift the tubers in cold climates and store them over winter. Flower shows sort the dahlia into classes by the shape of its bloom, from tight pompons to dinner-plate giants.
How DAHLIA is used
A common garden and florist word; also used as a given name.
- A single dahlia stood in the glass on the table.
- The dahlia bed was ablaze by late August.
- He won a ribbon for his giant orange dahlia.
- Frost blackened every dahlia in the garden.
- She planted a dahlia beside the back door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAHLIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAHLIA
1 longer words begin with DAHLIA.
Shorter words from the letters in DAHLIA
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Common questions about DAHLIA
- Is DAHLIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAHLIA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAHLIA worth?
- DAHLIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAHLIA mean?
- A tuberous garden plant with showy, many-petalled blooms in nearly every colour except blue.
- What letters can be added to DAHLIA?
- DAHLIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAHLIA:
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