DAMME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAMME 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAMME?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAMME is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAMME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DAMME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAMME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does DAMME mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
An old oath meaning damn me, used to express surprise, anger or emphasis.
Damme squeezes damn me into one spoken unit, the way an actor's swearing gets written when the sound matters more than the spelling. It belonged to the swaggering slang of eighteenth-century young men, who were nicknamed damme boys for using it so freely in company. The word reads as theatrical now, kept alive by historical novels and stage scripts rather than by anyone's everyday speech.
How DAMME is used
Archaic interjection; found mainly in period fiction, plays and quoted dialogue rather than modern conversation.
- Damme, sir, I never said any such thing.
- The captain roared damme and slammed the door.
- Damme boys filled the coffee houses with loud talk.
- The old play has a character who says damme in every scene.
- Damme, if that isn't the finest horse in the county.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAMME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAMME
3 longer words begin with DAMME.
Words with DAMME inside
2 words contain DAMME in the middle. Words that start with DAMME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAMME
Common questions about DAMME
- Is DAMME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAMME is not in it.
- How many points is DAMME worth?
- DAMME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAMME mean?
- An old oath meaning damn me, used to express surprise, anger or emphasis.
- What letters can be added to DAMME?
- DAMME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAMME:
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