DAMASCENE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DAMASCENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAMASCENE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAMASCENE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAMASCENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAMASCENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DAMASCENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DAMASCENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DAMASCENE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To decorate steel or iron by inlaying or etching it with patterns, often in gold or silver.
Craftsmen once damascene sword blades and armour so that the metal shows wavy, flowing designs. As a noun the word names a person from Damascus or the inlaid work itself, and it appears in the phrase about a sudden conversion.
How DAMASCENE is used
Used in metalworking for inlaid ornament, and as a noun or adjective for things linked to Damascus.
- The smith would damascene the blade with fine silver wire.
- They damascene the hilt before the sword is polished.
- A damascene pattern ran along the whole barrel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAMASCENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAMASCENE
2 longer words begin with DAMASCENE.
Shorter words from the letters in DAMASCENE
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Common questions about DAMASCENE
- Is DAMASCENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAMASCENE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAMASCENE worth?
- DAMASCENE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAMASCENE mean?
- To decorate steel or iron by inlaying or etching it with patterns, often in gold or silver.
- What letters can be added to DAMASCENE?
- DAMASCENE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DAMASCENE:
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