DAHOON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DAHOON 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 DAHOON?
| 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 DAHOON 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 DAHOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dahoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAHOON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAHOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does DAHOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An evergreen holly of the south-eastern United States that bears red berries.
The dahoon grows in swampy ground and along the coast from the Carolinas down to Florida. Its leathery leaves stay green all year, and its bright berries feed birds through the winter. Botanists know it as Ilex cassine, and it is sometimes called the dahoon holly.
How DAHOON is used
Mainly a botanical or horticultural term.
- A dahoon grew at the edge of the swamp.
- Birds stripped the berries from the dahoon in January.
- The nursery sold a dahoon trimmed as a small hedge.
- We identified the dahoon by its smooth, narrow leaves.
- Red fruit hung thick on the dahoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAHOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAHOON
1 longer words begin with DAHOON.
Shorter words from the letters in DAHOON
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Common questions about DAHOON
- Is DAHOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAHOON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAHOON worth?
- DAHOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAHOON mean?
- An evergreen holly of the south-eastern United States that bears red berries.
- What letters can be added to DAHOON?
- DAHOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAHOON:
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