DELFT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DELFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELFT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DELFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does DELFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A type of glazed earthenware, typically white with blue decoration, originally produced in the Netherlands.
Delft is tin-glazed pottery finished with a hand-painted blue design over a smooth white surface, a style that became popular across Europe for tiles, plates, and decorative tiles from the seventeenth century onward. Potters achieved the bright white background by covering ordinary clay with an opaque glaze before painting it, a technique borrowed from earlier Chinese and Italian ceramics. The word is now used generally for pottery made in this style, rather than only for pieces from one particular workshop.
How DELFT is used
Usually uncountable, referring to the type of ware as a whole, as in a shelf of delft.
- The mantelpiece was lined with pieces of old delft.
- She collected antique delft plates painted with windmills.
- The museum displayed a fine set of blue and white delft.
- A cracked piece of delft sat forgotten in the attic.
- Tourists bought souvenir tiles made in the delft style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELFT
3 longer words begin with DELFT.
Shorter words from the letters in DELFT
Common questions about DELFT
- Is DELFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELFT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELFT worth?
- DELFT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELFT mean?
- A type of glazed earthenware, typically white with blue decoration, originally produced in the Netherlands.
- What letters can be added to DELFT?
- DELFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DELFT:
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