DISTAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISTAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTAFF?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTAFF is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distaffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTAFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does DISTAFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A stick or rod that holds the raw wool or flax from which thread is drawn during hand spinning.
Before spinning wheels were common, a woman held the distaff under her arm and drew fibre from it onto a spindle. Because spinning was women's work, the word came to mean the female side of a family, as in the distaff line.
How DISTAFF is used
Distaff survives in phrases such as the distaff side, meaning the female branch.
- She held the distaff and let the wool run through her fingers.
- Through the distaff side of the family he inherited the farm.
- The museum shows a carved distaff from the sixteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTAFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTAFF
1 longer words begin with DISTAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTAFF
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Common questions about DISTAFF
- Is DISTAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTAFF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTAFF worth?
- DISTAFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTAFF mean?
- A stick or rod that holds the raw wool or flax from which thread is drawn during hand spinning.
- What letters can be added to DISTAFF?
- DISTAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTAFF:
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