DANEGELD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DANEGELD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DANEGELD?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DANEGELD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DANEGELD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
danegeldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DANEGELD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DANEGELD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DANEGELD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DANEGELD
- DANEGELD begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DANEGELD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A land tax raised in medieval England, first to buy off Danish raiders and later to fund defence.
Rulers such as Ethelred paid this levy to the Vikings in the hope of peace, and the burden fell on ordinary landholders. The danegeld outlived its original purpose and continued as a national tax under the Norman kings.
How DANEGELD is used
Danegeld is used in history writing, and figuratively for any payment made to appease a bully.
- The king raised a heavy danegeld to send the raiders back across the sea.
- Historians argue that each danegeld only encouraged further attacks.
- Paying the danegeld bought a season of calm and left the treasury empty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DANEGELD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DANEGELD
1 longer words begin with DANEGELD.
Shorter words from the letters in DANEGELD
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Common questions about DANEGELD
- Is DANEGELD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DANEGELD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DANEGELD worth?
- DANEGELD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DANEGELD mean?
- A land tax raised in medieval England, first to buy off Danish raiders and later to fund defence.
- What letters can be added to DANEGELD?
- DANEGELD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DANEGELD:
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