DALAPON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DALAPON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DALAPON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DALAPON is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DALAPON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dalaponsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DALAPON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DALAPON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does DALAPON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A selective herbicide used to kill grass weeds in crops such as sugarcane.
Dalapon targets grasses while sparing many broadleaf plants, which made it useful on farms and along ditches. Its use has declined, and the name now appears chiefly in agricultural and chemical references.
How DALAPON is used
Dalapon is a chemical name and rarely used outside farming and science.
- The farmer sprayed dalapon along the irrigation ditch.
- Dalapon kills grasses but leaves many broadleaf crops alone.
- The manual warned against applying dalapon near water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DALAPON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DALAPON
1 longer words begin with DALAPON.
Shorter words from the letters in DALAPON
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Common questions about DALAPON
- Is DALAPON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DALAPON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DALAPON worth?
- DALAPON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DALAPON mean?
- A selective herbicide used to kill grass weeds in crops such as sugarcane.
- What letters can be added to DALAPON?
- DALAPON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DALAPON:
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