DAPHNIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DAPHNIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAPHNIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAPHNIA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAPHNIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
daphniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAPHNIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DAPHNIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does DAPHNIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny, nearly transparent freshwater crustacean with branched antennae, often called a water flea.
Daphnia swims in jerky motions in ponds and is a common food for aquarium fish. Biologists keep it in labs because it reacts quickly to changes in water.
How DAPHNIA is used
Daphnia is both a genus name and the everyday name for these small creatures.
- Under the microscope the daphnia showed its beating heart.
- Aquarists feed live daphnia to young fish.
- A daphnia can survive in a small pond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAPHNIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAPHNIA
1 longer words begin with DAPHNIA.
Shorter words from the letters in DAPHNIA
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Common questions about DAPHNIA
- Is DAPHNIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAPHNIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAPHNIA worth?
- DAPHNIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAPHNIA mean?
- A tiny, nearly transparent freshwater crustacean with branched antennae, often called a water flea.
- What letters can be added to DAPHNIA?
- DAPHNIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DAPHNIA:
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