DARKLINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. DARKLINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
d2a1r1k5l1i1n1g2s1
PlayableDARKLINGS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DARKLINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful DARKLINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DARKLINGS
No single letter turns DARKLINGS into another word.
How DARKLINGS scores
Scrabble d2a1r1k5l1i1n1g2s1 15
Words with Friends d2a1r1k5l2i1n2g3s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in DARKLINGS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DARKLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DARKLINGS
- All 9 letters of DARKLINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DARKLINGS
darkling14 darlings10 darking13 disrank12 lakings12 larking12 rakings12 sarking12 slaking12 darings9 darling9 gradins9 ladings9 larding9 ligands9 aldrins8 arking11 asking11 drinks11 gaskin11 glaiks11 kiangs11 klangs11 krangs11 laking11 raking11 knarls10 lakins10 daring8 glands8 gradin8 grands8 grinds8 lading8 ligand8 agrins7 aldrin7 algins7 aligns7 argils7
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Common questions about DARKLINGS
- Is DARKLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DARKLINGS is not in it.
- How many points is DARKLINGS worth?
- DARKLINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DARKLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to DARKLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DARKLINGS:
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