DASTARD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DASTARD 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 DASTARD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DASTARD is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DASTARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DASTARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DASTARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What stands out about DASTARD
- DASTARD begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DASTARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A mean, sneaking coward, especially one who acts without honour.
The word carries moral disgust as well as fear: a dastard hides while others take the risk, or strikes from behind. It belongs to old-fashioned or melodramatic speech. The adjective dastardly is far more common today.
How DASTARD is used
Archaic flavour, used for villains in stories or for mock-dramatic insults.
- The dastard fled the field and left his comrades behind.
- Curse that dastard for stealing my horse!
- In the play, the dastard hid while his friend took the blame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DASTARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DASTARD
10 longer words begin with DASTARD.
Shorter words from the letters in DASTARD
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Common questions about DASTARD
- Is DASTARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DASTARD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DASTARD worth?
- DASTARD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DASTARD mean?
- A mean, sneaking coward, especially one who acts without honour.
- What letters can be added to DASTARD?
- DASTARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DASTARD:
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