DARE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DARE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DARE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about DARE
- The same 4 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 DARE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be brave or bold enough to do something risky or frightening; to challenge someone to do such a thing.
A person who does dare something faces a fear or a risk head on. To dare someone else, by contrast, is to challenge them to prove they have the same courage.
How DARE is used
Very common in everyday speech and writing.
- Nobody would dare cross the old bridge at night.
- She dared her brother to jump from the highest rock.
- How dare you speak to me like that.
- He didn't dare tell his parents the truth.
- They dared each other to knock on the haunted house door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DARE
The 4 tiles of DARE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DARE
12 longer words begin with DARE.
Words ending in DARE
4 words end in DARE. Useful as a back hook: play DARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DARE inside
15 words contain DARE in the middle. Words that start with DARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DARE
Common questions about DARE
- Is DARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DARE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DARE worth?
- DARE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DARE mean?
- To be brave or bold enough to do something risky or frightening; to challenge someone to do such a thing.
- What letters can be added to DARE?
- DARE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DARE:
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