DASHEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DASHEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DASHEEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DASHEEN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DASHEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dasheensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DASHEEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DASHEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does DASHEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The taro plant, grown for its starchy edible root and leaves.
In the Caribbean, dasheen is boiled, mashed or used in soups, and its young leaves are cooked like spinach. The plant is a staple in tropical regions and an ornamental in gardens elsewhere. Its raw root must be cooked before eating.
How DASHEEN is used
Used in Caribbean cooking and tropical farming.
- We had boiled dasheen with fish for dinner.
- The dasheen leaves are used to make callaloo.
- Farmers planted dasheen along the wet valley floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DASHEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DASHEEN
1 longer words begin with DASHEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in DASHEEN
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Common questions about DASHEEN
- Is DASHEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DASHEEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DASHEEN worth?
- DASHEEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DASHEEN mean?
- The taro plant, grown for its starchy edible root and leaves.
- What letters can be added to DASHEEN?
- DASHEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DASHEEN:
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