DAIMIO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DAIMIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAIMIO?
| 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 DAIMIO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAIMIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
daimiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAIMIO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAIMIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does DAIMIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A great feudal lord of Japan, who held land and ruled under the shogun until the 1870s.
The daimio commanded samurai and governed his own domain, and the shogun kept control by requiring each lord to spend part of the year in the capital. The institution ended when the domains were abolished after 1868. English writers of the nineteenth century used the spelling daimio, and daimyo is the form that most modern writers prefer.
How DAIMIO is used
Historical; the spelling daimyo is more usual today.
- The daimio ruled his domain from a hilltop castle.
- Each daimio had to spend alternate years in Edo.
- A daimio was served by hundreds of samurai.
- The painting shows a daimio on his journey to the capital.
- The old daimio gave up his lands in 1871.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAIMIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAIMIO
1 longer words begin with DAIMIO.
Shorter words from the letters in DAIMIO
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Common questions about DAIMIO
- Is DAIMIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAIMIO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAIMIO worth?
- DAIMIO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAIMIO mean?
- A great feudal lord of Japan, who held land and ruled under the shogun until the 1870s.
- What letters can be added to DAIMIO?
- DAIMIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAIMIO:
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