DAME is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAME?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAME is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
damesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about DAME
- 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 DAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A formal title for a woman granted a British honor equivalent to a knighthood, or, in American slang, an informal word for a woman.
As a title, Dame is placed before the name of a woman honored for outstanding achievement, matching the title Sir used for men. In American slang, however, dame is simply an old-fashioned, informal way of referring to a woman, especially in mid-twentieth-century films and fiction.
How DAME is used
Countable noun; capitalized when used as a title before a name.
- Dame Judi Dench received the honor for her acting.
- The detective in the film called her a tough dame.
- Several dames attended the royal ceremony that year.
- The old movie poster described her as a mysterious dame.
- He tipped his hat to the dame across the street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAME
The 4 tiles of DAME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DAME
5 longer words begin with DAME.
Words ending in DAME
8 words end in DAME. Useful as a back hook: play DAME onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAME inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain DAME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DAME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAME
Common questions about DAME
- Is DAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAME, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAME worth?
- DAME is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAME mean?
- A formal title for a woman granted a British honor equivalent to a knighthood, or, in American slang, an informal word for a woman.
- What letters can be added to DAME?
- DAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DAME:
Open DAME in the Word Finder