DARKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DARKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DARKLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DARKLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DARKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DARKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DARKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To grow dim or dark, or to show faintly through shadow.
Darkle is a back-formation from the adjective dark, shaped so that it sounds like sparkle and twinkle. Poets use it for something seen unclearly in dusk, such as water, woods or a face half hidden by gloom. It is far rarer than darken and mostly survives in poetry and deliberately colourful prose.
How DARKLE is used
Literary and rare; found in poetry and descriptive writing rather than speech.
- Pines darkle against the last red light of the evening.
- In the corner of the room a mirror seemed to darkle as the candle sank.
- The river would darkle under the bridge long before the road lamps came on.
- Faces darkle and gleam in the firelight around the camp.
- He watched the hills darkle one by one as the sun went down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DARKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DARKLE
The 6 tiles of DARKLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DARKLE
2 longer words begin with DARKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DARKLE
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Common questions about DARKLE
- Is DARKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DARKLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DARKLE worth?
- DARKLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DARKLE mean?
- To grow dim or dark, or to show faintly through shadow.
- What letters can be added to DARKLE?
- DARKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DARKLE:
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