DANELAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DANELAWS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
d2a1n1e1l1a1w4s1
Depends on the listDANELAWS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DANELAWS?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.25%
Our own measure of how useful DANELAWS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DANELAWS
No single letter turns DANELAWS into another word.
How DANELAWS scores
Scrabble d2a1n1e1l1a1w4s1 12
Words with Friends d2a1n2e1l2a1w4s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in DANELAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DANELAWS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DANELAWS
danelaw11 wandles11 weasand11 dewans10 dwaals10 dwales10 lawned10 salewd10 snawed10 swaled10 wandle10 wealds10 wesand10 seawan9 alands7 aldeas7 elands7 ladens7 landes7 naleds7 salade7 sandal7 sendal7 adaws9 awdls9 awned9 dawen9 dawns9 deaws9 dewan9 dwaal9 dwale9 lawed9 sawed9 wades9 walds9 waled9 wands9 waned9 weald9
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Common questions about DANELAWS
- Is DANELAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DANELAWS is not in it.
- How many points is DANELAWS worth?
- DANELAWS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DANELAWS?
- No single letter can be added to DANELAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DANELAWS:
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