DHAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DHAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DHAK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHAK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dhaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHAK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DHAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does DHAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Indian tree with bright orange flowers.
The dhak flowers before its leaves appear, so a whole hillside turns orange while everything round it is still bare. The flowers give a dye, and the tree is called the flame of the forest for the obvious reason.
How DHAK is used
Countable: a dhak, two dhaks.
- A dhak flowers before it comes into leaf.
- The word dhak came into English from Hindi.
- A hillside of dhak turns orange in February.
- The flowers of the dhak give a yellow dye.
- Flame of the forest is the English name for the dhak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DHAK
1 longer words begin with DHAK.
Shorter words from the letters in DHAK
Common questions about DHAK
- Is DHAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHAK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHAK worth?
- DHAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHAK mean?
- An Indian tree with bright orange flowers.
- What letters can be added to DHAK?
- DHAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DHAK:
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