DANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. DANTS 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DANTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DANTS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DANTS
Front hooks — 1
idantsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DANTS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
Anagrams of DANTS
The 5 tiles of DANTS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in DANTS
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in DANTS. Useful as a back hook: play DANTS onto a word already on the board.
Words with DANTS inside
2 words contain DANTS in the middle. Words that start with DANTS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DANTS
Common questions about DANTS
- Is DANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DANTS is not in it.
- How many points is DANTS worth?
- DANTS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DANTS?
- DANTS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DANTS:
Open DANTS in the Word Finder