DAN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. DAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAN is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does DAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A level of proficiency in judo or karate.
Dan is Japanese and counts upwards from the first black belt, while the grades below it count downwards under a different name entirely. The system was borrowed from the board game go, where it had already been used for centuries.
How DAN is used
Countable: a dan, two dans. Used after a number.
- A third dan takes most people a decade to reach.
- The word dan came from the board game go.
- Grades below dan are counted the other way round.
- Two dan grades apart is a very large gap.
- She reached first dan at nineteen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAN
The 3 tiles of DAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAN
Showing 24 of 144 words that begin with DAN.
Words ending in DAN
Showing 24 of 43 words that end in DAN. Useful as a back hook: play DAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAN inside
Showing 24 of 388 words that contain DAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAN
Common questions about DAN
- Is DAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAN worth?
- DAN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAN mean?
- A level of proficiency in judo or karate.
- What letters can be added to DAN?
- DAN takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DAN:
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