DAMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DAMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAMAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAMAN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
damansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAMAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does DAMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, thickset mammal resembling a large guinea pig, native to Africa and the Middle East; another name for the hyrax.
A daman lives among rocks or in trees, feeding on leaves, grass, and fruit, and despite its small size its closest living relatives are elephants and manatees. Several kinds exist, including the rock daman and the tree daman, differing mainly in habitat and coloring. The word entered English from Arabic through natural history writing about the animals of the Middle East and Africa.
How DAMAN is used
A zoological name, more familiar in natural history writing than in everyday speech, where hyrax is more common.
- A daman sunned itself on the warm rocks.
- The guide pointed out a daman hiding among the boulders.
- Zoologists studied how the daman is related to the elephant.
- Several damans scattered as the hikers approached.
- The tree daman spends much of its life above the ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAMAN
The 5 tiles of DAMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAMAN
1 longer words begin with DAMAN.
Words with DAMAN inside
10 words contain DAMAN in the middle. Words that start with DAMAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAMAN
Common questions about DAMAN
- Is DAMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAMAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAMAN worth?
- DAMAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAMAN mean?
- A small, thickset mammal resembling a large guinea pig, native to Africa and the Middle East; another name for the hyrax.
- What letters can be added to DAMAN?
- DAMAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAMAN:
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