DARBIES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DARBIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DARBIES?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DARBIES is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARBIES
No single letter turns DARBIES into another word.
How DARBIES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DARBIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about DARBIES
- The same 7 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DARBIES mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
An old slang word for handcuffs.
Darbies is always plural and belongs to the language of old crime stories and the police court. The Victorian setting makes it a favourite of writers who want a period flavour.
How DARBIES is used
Darbies is dated British slang, used for humour or period colour.
- The constable slipped the darbies on the thief's wrists.
- In the novel, the highwayman rattles his darbies in the cell.
- The inspector produced a pair of darbies from his coat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DARBIES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DARBIES
The 7 tiles of DARBIES in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DARBIES
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Common questions about DARBIES
- Is DARBIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DARBIES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DARBIES worth?
- DARBIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DARBIES mean?
- An old slang word for handcuffs.
- What letters can be added to DARBIES?
- No single letter can be added to DARBIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DARBIES:
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