DANIO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DANIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DANIO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DANIO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DANIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
daniosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DANIO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DANIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What does DANIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, brightly coloured freshwater fish of the genus Danio, native to South and Southeast Asia and widely kept in home aquariums.
A danio belongs to the same broad fish family as carp and minnows, and most species show narrow horizontal or vertical stripes along a slim, fast-moving body. Aquarium keepers favour the danio because it is hardy, tolerates a range of water conditions, and swims in active shoals near the surface rather than hiding. The zebra danio, the best known member of the group, has also become a standard laboratory animal in biology because its embryo develops transparently outside the mother, letting scientists watch growth directly under a microscope.
How DANIO is used
Used mainly in aquarium keeping and in biology, where the zebra danio is a common research animal.
- The pet shop sold a dozen zebra danios for the new tank.
- A danio moves in quick, darting bursts rather than a steady glide.
- Researchers chose the danio because its embryo can be watched as it develops.
- Each danio in the tank carried the same pale horizontal stripe.
- Keeping a danio healthy means giving it room to swim in a shoal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DANIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DANIO
1 longer words begin with DANIO.
Shorter words from the letters in DANIO
Common questions about DANIO
- Is DANIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DANIO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DANIO worth?
- DANIO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DANIO mean?
- A small, brightly coloured freshwater fish of the genus Danio, native to South and Southeast Asia and widely kept in home aquariums.
- What letters can be added to DANIO?
- DANIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DANIO:
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