DALE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DALE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DALE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about DALE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 DALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A valley, especially a broad one between hills, often used in place names.
A dale is usually gentler and more open than a narrow gorge. The word is common in the names of valleys in northern England, where farmland and villages spread along its floor.
How DALE is used
Common in literary and place-name use, especially describing northern English landscape.
- Sheep grazed peacefully across the green dale.
- A narrow river ran through the bottom of the dale.
- They hiked from one dale to the next all afternoon.
- Mist settled over the dale before sunrise.
- The old cottage sat alone at the edge of the dale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DALE
The 4 tiles of DALE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DALE
10 longer words begin with DALE.
Words ending in DALE
6 words end in DALE. Useful as a back hook: play DALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DALE inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain DALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DALE
Common questions about DALE
- Is DALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DALE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DALE worth?
- DALE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DALE mean?
- A valley, especially a broad one between hills, often used in place names.
- What letters can be added to DALE?
- DALE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DALE:
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