DEDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DEDAL 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 DEDAL?
| 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 DEDAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEDAL
No single letter turns DEDAL into another word.
How DEDAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about DEDAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 DEDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliteraryrare
Skilfully or intricately made; showing great artistic or inventive craftsmanship in design.
Writers once used dedal, an old variant spelling of daedal, to praise work so cleverly and finely constructed that it seemed almost impossibly skillful, an idea borrowed from a legendary craftsman of Greek myth. The word could describe intricate artwork, richly varied natural scenery, or any object whose fine detail suggested great inventive skill. Today dedal is rarely used outside older poetry and literary writing that deliberately reaches for an archaic vocabulary.
How DEDAL is used
Archaic, literary, and rare; found mainly in older poetry and writing that imitates an earlier style.
- The poet praised the dedal carvings on the ancient temple doors.
- Critics called the tapestry a dedal work of astonishing detail.
- The old verse describes a dedal garden of countless winding paths.
- Such dedal craftsmanship was rare even among skilled artisans.
- The manuscript's dedal illustrations amazed later scholars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEDAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEDAL
The 5 tiles of DEDAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DEDAL
1 longer words begin with DEDAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DEDAL
Common questions about DEDAL
- Is DEDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEDAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEDAL worth?
- DEDAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEDAL mean?
- Skilfully or intricately made; showing great artistic or inventive craftsmanship in design.
- What letters can be added to DEDAL?
- No single letter can be added to DEDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEDAL:
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