DAINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAINE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAINE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What does DAINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To deign or condescend to do something, an old spelling used by Shakespeare.
Daine is an old spelling of deign found in Shakespeare's time, describing someone lowering themselves, often graciously, to do something beneath their usual rank or pride. The word shares its root with dignity, both coming from the same Latin word for worthy.
How DAINE is used
Archaic and literary; modern English uses deign.
- The prince would not daine to answer such a question.
- She daines at last to speak with the messenger.
- No lord would daine to walk among common folk.
- He hoped the judge might daine to hear his case.
- The queen daines to smile upon the crowd below.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAINE
The 5 tiles of DAINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAINE
2 longer words begin with DAINE.
Words ending in DAINE
5 words end in DAINE. Useful as a back hook: play DAINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAINE inside
13 words contain DAINE in the middle. Words that start with DAINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAINE
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Common questions about DAINE
- Is DAINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAINE is not in it.
- How many points is DAINE worth?
- DAINE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAINE mean?
- To deign or condescend to do something, an old spelling used by Shakespeare.
- What letters can be added to DAINE?
- DAINE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAINE:
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