DATURA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DATURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DATURA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DATURA is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DATURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
daturasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DATURA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DATURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does DATURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of poisonous, sweet-scented plants that open large, funnel-like blooms at night, several kinds of which have long been used as hallucinogens or in traditional healing.
Datura species produce large, night-opening flowers with a strong scent, a striking display that has made several kinds popular as garden ornamentals despite their toxicity. Every part of a datura plant contains powerful alkaloids, and traditional cultures in the Americas and Asia have measured out tiny doses for ritual or medicinal use, while accidental poisoning from the plant is well documented and dangerous. The common jimsonweed of North America belongs to this genus, and datura is closely related to other nightshade-family plants such as tobacco and deadly nightshade. Because of its toxicity, datura is generally handled only with expert knowledge.
How DATURA is used
Found mainly in botanical, medical and toxicology writing describing this genus of poisonous flowering plants.
- The garden bed contained a tall datura with white trumpet flowers.
- Emergency doctors see occasional poisoning cases from datura ingestion.
- Traditional healers in the region once used datura in small ritual doses.
- The datura's flowers opened fully only after sunset.
- Botanists warned visitors not to touch the datura growing near the path.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DATURA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DATURA
1 longer words begin with DATURA.
Shorter words from the letters in DATURA
Common questions about DATURA
- Is DATURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DATURA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DATURA worth?
- DATURA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DATURA mean?
- A genus of poisonous, sweet-scented plants that open large, funnel-like blooms at night, several kinds of which have long been used as hallucinogens or in traditional healing.
- What letters can be added to DATURA?
- DATURA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DATURA:
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