DENTARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DENTARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENTARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENTARY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENTARY
No single letter turns DENTARY into another word.
How DENTARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DENTARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about DENTARY
- The same 7 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 DENTARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The bone of the lower jaw that carries the teeth.
In mammals the dentary makes up the whole lower jaw, whereas in reptiles and fish it is only one bone among several. Palaeontologists often identify an extinct animal from a single fossil dentary. The term is used in anatomy and fossil studies and almost never in daily conversation.
How DENTARY is used
An anatomical term used in zoology and palaeontology.
- The fossil dentary still held several small teeth.
- In humans the dentary is fused into a single mandible.
- A broken dentary was the only piece of the skull they found.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENTARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DENTARY
The 7 tiles of DENTARY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DENTARY
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Common questions about DENTARY
- Is DENTARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENTARY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENTARY worth?
- DENTARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENTARY mean?
- The bone of the lower jaw that carries the teeth.
- What letters can be added to DENTARY?
- No single letter can be added to DENTARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DENTARY:
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