DHARNA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DHARNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DHARNA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHARNA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHARNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dharnasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHARNA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DHARNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DHARNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A form of protest in India in which a person sits at the door of a wrongdoer or an official, often fasting, until a demand is met.
The dharna has a long history in South Asia, where sitting at someone's doorstep and refusing food put moral pressure on the person inside, who would bring shame upon himself if the protester came to harm. It was used to collect a debt or to win justice from a ruler. Today the word is used in Indian news for a sit-in demonstration, usually peaceful and outdoors.
How DHARNA is used
Indian English; common in news reports about protests and sit-ins.
- The farmers staged a dharna outside the district office.
- A dharna at the gate lasted for three days.
- Teachers ended their dharna after talks with the minister.
- He sat in dharna at the debtor's door until the money was paid.
- The party announced a dharna in front of the state assembly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHARNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DHARNA
1 longer words begin with DHARNA.
Shorter words from the letters in DHARNA
Common questions about DHARNA
- Is DHARNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHARNA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHARNA worth?
- DHARNA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHARNA mean?
- A form of protest in India in which a person sits at the door of a wrongdoer or an official, often fasting, until a demand is met.
- What letters can be added to DHARNA?
- DHARNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DHARNA:
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