DHYANA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DHYANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DHYANA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHYANA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHYANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dhyanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHYANA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DHYANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does DHYANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A state of deep, steady meditation in Hindu, Buddhist and yoga practice.
Dhyana is a Sanskrit word for sustained contemplation, in which the mind rests on a single object without being pulled away. In classical yoga it is one of the later stages, coming after concentration and leading toward complete absorption. The same idea travelled with Buddhism to East Asia, where the word gave rise to the names Chan and Zen.
How DHYANA is used
A loanword from Sanskrit, used in religious studies and writing about yoga and meditation.
- The teacher explained that dhyana grows out of steady concentration.
- Years of practice led him toward dhyana.
- The text describes dhyana as a stage of yoga.
- In dhyana the mind holds one object without effort.
- Her lecture compared dhyana in the two traditions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHYANA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DHYANA
1 longer words begin with DHYANA.
Shorter words from the letters in DHYANA
Common questions about DHYANA
- Is DHYANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHYANA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHYANA worth?
- DHYANA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHYANA mean?
- A state of deep, steady meditation in Hindu, Buddhist and yoga practice.
- What letters can be added to DHYANA?
- DHYANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DHYANA:
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