DELTA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DELTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELTA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELTA is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deltasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DELTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about DELTA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 DELTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A triangular area of low, fertile land formed where a river splits into several channels and deposits silt before reaching the sea or a lake; also the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Rivers slow down as they near the sea, and the sediment they carry settles out into a fan-shaped delta that can support rich farmland for thousands of years. Scientists and engineers also use delta as a symbol for a small change in a quantity, such as a change in temperature or price, borrowing the shape only loosely from the river landform. The same word names the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, written as a triangle, and that letter in turn gives the pilots' codeword delta for the letter D in radio communication.
How DELTA is used
Common in geography, mathematics and science, and also used as a codeword for the letter D in radio communication.
- Farmers have worked the delta's rich soil for thousands of years.
- In the formula, delta stands for the small change in temperature.
- The pilot spelled the word using delta for the letter D.
- Silt from the river built a wide delta over the centuries.
- The lecture compared the shape of a river delta to the Greek letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DELTA
The 5 tiles of DELTA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DELTA
2 longer words begin with DELTA.
Shorter words from the letters in DELTA
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Common questions about DELTA
- Is DELTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELTA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELTA worth?
- DELTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELTA mean?
- A triangular area of low, fertile land formed where a river splits into several channels and deposits silt before reaching the sea or a lake; also the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- What letters can be added to DELTA?
- DELTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DELTA:
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