DAMIANA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DAMIANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAMIANA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAMIANA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAMIANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
damianasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAMIANA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DAMIANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does DAMIANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small shrub of tropical America whose leaves are used in herbal medicine and in making a liqueur.
Damiana grows in Mexico and the surrounding region, and its aromatic leaves are dried for tea. Folk tradition credits the plant with various effects, though such claims are not settled science.
How DAMIANA is used
Damiana is named in herbal guides and on the labels of some Mexican liqueurs.
- She brewed a cup of damiana tea after dinner.
- The shop sold dried damiana leaves in small paper bags.
- A bottle of damiana liqueur sat on the shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAMIANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAMIANA
1 longer words begin with DAMIANA.
Shorter words from the letters in DAMIANA
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Common questions about DAMIANA
- Is DAMIANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAMIANA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAMIANA worth?
- DAMIANA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAMIANA mean?
- A small shrub of tropical America whose leaves are used in herbal medicine and in making a liqueur.
- What letters can be added to DAMIANA?
- DAMIANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DAMIANA:
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