DELL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does DELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarypoetic
A small, secluded valley, usually shaded by trees.
A dell is a gentle dip in the land, small and sheltered enough to feel private, and the word turns up often in poetry, folk song, and children's rhymes about a quiet dell. It carries a softer, more old-fashioned feel than the plain word valley.
How DELL is used
Found mainly in literary, poetic, and traditional descriptions of landscape.
- The cottage sat hidden in a quiet dell.
- Wildflowers filled the little dell each spring.
- They picnicked in a shady dell by the stream.
- The old song describes a farmer in a dell.
- Mist settled over the dell at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELL
5 longer words begin with DELL.
Words ending in DELL
2 words end in DELL. Useful as a back hook: play DELL onto a word already on the board.
Words with DELL inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain DELL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DELL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DELL
Common questions about DELL
- Is DELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELL worth?
- DELL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELL mean?
- A small, secluded valley, usually shaded by trees.
- What letters can be added to DELL?
- DELL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DELL:
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