DAMBOARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAMBOARDS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAMBOARDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAMBOARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAMBOARDS
No single letter turns DAMBOARDS into another word.
How DAMBOARDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DAMBOARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DAMBOARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DAMBOARDS mean in Scrabble?
DAMBOARDS is the plural of DAMBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in DAMBOARDS
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Common questions about DAMBOARDS
- Is DAMBOARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAMBOARDS is not in it.
- How many points is DAMBOARDS worth?
- DAMBOARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DAMBOARDS?
- No single letter can be added to DAMBOARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DAMBOARDS:
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