DAISY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DAISY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAISY?
| 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 DAISY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAISY
No single letter turns DAISY into another word.
How DAISY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAISY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about DAISY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DAISY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small flowering plant with a yellow centre surrounded by white petals, common in lawns and meadows across Europe and elsewhere.
The common daisy grows low to the ground and closes its petals at night, a habit that gave the flower its old English name, meaning day's eye. Many related flowers also carry the name, such as the larger Michaelmas daisy or the oxeye daisy, all belonging to the same broad plant family. Informally, daisy can also describe someone or something admired as fresh, pretty, or excellent, as in fresh as a daisy.
How DAISY is used
Countable noun; frequently used in compounds naming related flowers, as in Shasta daisy or oxeye daisy.
- Children wove daisy chains in the sunny meadow.
- A single daisy pushed up through a crack in the pavement.
- Every white flower in the lawn was a daisy after the rain.
- She felt fresh as a daisy after her morning swim.
- The garden border held a tall Michaelmas daisy among the roses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAISY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAISY
The 5 tiles of DAISY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DAISY
3 longer words begin with DAISY.
Words ending in DAISY
4 words end in DAISY. Useful as a back hook: play DAISY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in DAISY
Common questions about DAISY
- Is DAISY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAISY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAISY worth?
- DAISY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAISY mean?
- A small flowering plant with a yellow centre surrounded by white petals, common in lawns and meadows across Europe and elsewhere.
- What letters can be added to DAISY?
- No single letter can be added to DAISY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAISY:
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