DATO is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DATO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DATO is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
datosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DATO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about DATO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hereditary or appointed chief or headman of a village or tribal community among Malay and Filipino peoples.
A dato traditionally led a barangay or a Malay tribal settlement, judging local disputes and representing the community to outsiders. The word is also spelled datto or datu, and the same root gives the modern Malaysian honorific title Dato.
How DATO is used
Found in descriptions of traditional leadership in the Philippines and Malay-speaking regions.
- The village dato settled the dispute between the two families.
- Elders addressed the dato with great respect at the gathering.
- The dato inherited his title from his father before him.
- Villagers sought the dato blessing before the harvest festival.
- The old chronicle named the dato who founded the settlement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DATO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DATO
The 4 tiles of DATO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DATO
3 longer words begin with DATO.
Words ending in DATO
1 words end in DATO. Useful as a back hook: play DATO onto a word already on the board.
Words with DATO inside
Showing 24 of 70 words that contain DATO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DATO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DATO
Common questions about DATO
- Is DATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DATO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DATO worth?
- DATO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DATO mean?
- A hereditary or appointed chief or headman of a village or tribal community among Malay and Filipino peoples.
- What letters can be added to DATO?
- DATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DATO:
Open DATO in the Word Finder