DALETH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DALETH 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 DALETH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DALETH is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DALETH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dalethsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DALETH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DALETH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about DALETH
- The same 6 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 DALETH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
The daleth stands for a d sound and was originally drawn as a door, which is what its name means. In Hebrew numbering it also counts as four. Its look-alike resh differs only in a tiny corner, so learners often confuse the two.
How DALETH is used
Used in discussing Hebrew writing; also spelled dalet.
- The teacher chalked a large daleth on the board.
- A daleth looks like a small roof with one leg.
- The fourth psalm line began with a daleth.
- He mistook the daleth for a resh.
- In the numbering system, daleth equals four.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DALETH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DALETH
The 6 tiles of DALETH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DALETH
1 longer words begin with DALETH.
Shorter words from the letters in DALETH
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Common questions about DALETH
- Is DALETH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DALETH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DALETH worth?
- DALETH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DALETH mean?
- The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- What letters can be added to DALETH?
- DALETH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DALETH:
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