DELPH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. DELPH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DELPH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELPH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELPH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DELPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does DELPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectBritish
Glazed earthenware, especially blue and white pottery of the kind once made at Delft.
Delph is an old spelling and pronunciation of delft, the tin-glazed earthenware that took its name from the Dutch town, and it lingered in Scottish and Irish speech long after the standard spelling settled elsewhere. Households used the word for everyday crockery in general, not only for imported pottery. It now sounds distinctly regional rather than current.
How DELPH is used
Regional and somewhat dated; still heard in Scottish and Irish households.
- Her grandmother kept the good delph in a locked cupboard.
- The dresser was lined with blue and white delph.
- They set the table with everyday delph rather than china.
- A cracked piece of delph still had pride of place on the shelf.
- The shop sold plain delph alongside finer imported ware.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELPH
10 longer words begin with DELPH.
Words with DELPH inside
22 words contain DELPH in the middle. Words that start with DELPH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DELPH
Common questions about DELPH
- Is DELPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELPH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELPH worth?
- DELPH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELPH mean?
- Glazed earthenware, especially blue and white pottery of the kind once made at Delft.
- What letters can be added to DELPH?
- DELPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DELPH:
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