DALI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. DALI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DALI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DALI is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DALI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dalisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DALI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DALI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about DALI
- The same 4 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 DALI mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyrare
A tropical American tree related to nutmeg.
Dali names a tree found in tropical parts of the Americas that belongs to the same botanical family as the nutmeg tree, though it is far less well known outside specialist plant references. The word appears mainly in botanical glossaries and word-game dictionaries.
How DALI is used
Found in botanical reference works rather than everyday speech.
- The botanist catalogued a dali growing near the riverbank.
- A dali seedling was planted beside the greenhouse for study.
- The guide pointed out a dali among the taller rainforest trees.
- Researchers compared the bark of the dali to that of true nutmeg.
- The garden's tropical collection included a young dali.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DALI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DALI
The 4 tiles of DALI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DALI
1 longer words begin with DALI.
Words with DALI inside
Showing 24 of 152 words that contain DALI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DALI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DALI
Common questions about DALI
- Is DALI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DALI is not in it.
- How many points is DALI worth?
- DALI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DALI mean?
- A tropical American tree related to nutmeg.
- What letters can be added to DALI?
- DALI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DALI:
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