DARK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DARK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DARK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
darksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DARK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DARK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
With little or no light.
The phrase about dark ages was coined by an Italian scholar who meant a lack of surviving records rather than a lack of learning. Historians have objected to it for a century without dislodging it.
How DARK is used
Before and after the noun. Also a noun.
- A dark room is not the same as an unlit one.
- The word dark in that famous phrase meant undocumented.
- Historians dislike the phrase about dark ages and use it anyway.
- Darker than the forecast promised and colder too.
- Two dark corners in a room with four windows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DARK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with DARK.
Words with DARK inside
13 words contain DARK in the middle. Words that start with DARK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DARK
Common questions about DARK
- Is DARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DARK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DARK worth?
- DARK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DARK mean?
- With little or no light.
- What letters can be added to DARK?
- DARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DARK:
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