DHARMA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DHARMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DHARMA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHARMA is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHARMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHARMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DHARMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does DHARMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Indian religions, the moral and cosmic order, and the duty or right way of living that follows from it.
The word comes from Sanskrit and carries somewhat different shades in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In Hindu thought it covers the duties tied to a person's stage of life and place in society, while in Buddhism it can also mean the teaching of the Buddha. English speakers often meet it in discussions of ethics, yoga and meditation, and in the phrase about following one's own dharma.
How DHARMA is used
Used as a loan word in religious, philosophical and general writing; sometimes capitalised when it means the Buddhist teaching.
- She believed that caring for her parents was her dharma.
- The monk gave a talk on the dharma to the new students.
- In the epic, the warrior struggles to understand his dharma.
- The book compares the dharma of different traditions.
- He left his job to live according to his dharma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHARMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DHARMA
1 longer words begin with DHARMA.
Shorter words from the letters in DHARMA
Common questions about DHARMA
- Is DHARMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHARMA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHARMA worth?
- DHARMA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHARMA mean?
- In Indian religions, the moral and cosmic order, and the duty or right way of living that follows from it.
- What letters can be added to DHARMA?
- DHARMA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DHARMA:
Open DHARMA in the Word Finder