DAINTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DAINTY 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 DAINTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAINTY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAINTY
No single letter turns DAINTY into another word.
How DAINTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAINTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does DAINTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Small, delicate and neat in a way that looks fine and a little fragile.
Dainty is used of things such as lace, porcelain cups, tiny sandwiches or light footsteps. It can also describe a person who is fussy about food or manners. Used as a noun, a dainty is a choice small delicacy, and the word goes back to an old French term for worth or pleasure.
How DAINTY is used
Often praising, but can sound faintly patronising when applied to people.
- She poured tea into a dainty china cup.
- The dancer took dainty steps across the stage.
- He is too dainty about his food to eat from a tin.
- A dainty bow held the parcel shut.
- The cake was topped with a dainty sugar flower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAINTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DAINTY
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Common questions about DAINTY
- Is DAINTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAINTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAINTY worth?
- DAINTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAINTY mean?
- Small, delicate and neat in a way that looks fine and a little fragile.
- What letters can be added to DAINTY?
- No single letter can be added to DAINTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAINTY:
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