DAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DAWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAWN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAWN is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dawnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAWN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does DAWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The first appearance of light in the morning.
Dawn is a back-formation from an older verb, which is why the noun feels primary and is not. The figurative use about something becoming clear is sixteenth-century and now very common.
How DAWN is used
Uncountable and countable. Also a verb.
- Dawn comes an hour earlier on that side of the hill.
- The word dawn was formed backwards from a verb.
- It dawned on them far too late.
- Two dawns in the same week with fog.
- The figurative use of dawn is sixteenth-century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAWN
The 4 tiles of DAWN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAWN
10 longer words begin with DAWN.
Words ending in DAWN
1 words end in DAWN. Useful as a back hook: play DAWN onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAWN inside
2 words contain DAWN in the middle. Words that start with DAWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAWN
Common questions about DAWN
- Is DAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAWN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAWN worth?
- DAWN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAWN mean?
- The first appearance of light in the morning.
- What letters can be added to DAWN?
- DAWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DAWN:
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