DENTELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DENTELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENTELLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENTELLE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENTELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dentellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENTELLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DENTELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENTELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENTELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A lace-like ornamental pattern tooled on the edges of a book cover.
In bookbinding a dentelle is a decorative border impressed with gold, which echoes the look of lace. The word comes straight from French, where it simply means lace.
How DENTELLE is used
Dentelle is a bookbinding term, and in French it means lace.
- The binder added a gilt dentelle along the inner edge of the cover.
- A fine dentelle border frames the leather boards.
- The catalogue described the binding as having a broad dentelle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENTELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENTELLE
1 longer words begin with DENTELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DENTELLE
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Common questions about DENTELLE
- Is DENTELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENTELLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENTELLE worth?
- DENTELLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENTELLE mean?
- A lace-like ornamental pattern tooled on the edges of a book cover.
- What letters can be added to DENTELLE?
- DENTELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DENTELLE:
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