DISTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DISTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTANT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTANT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTANT
No single letter turns DISTANT into another word.
How DISTANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does DISTANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Far away in space or time, or remote in relationship or manner.
Distant covers physical remoteness, faint sounds and cool, reserved people. A distant cousin is only loosely related, and a distant look means the mind is elsewhere.
How DISTANT is used
Very common; distant can describe places, relatives, sounds or manner.
- A distant bell rang across the valley.
- He is a distant cousin of mine.
- Her voice was cool and distant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTANT
3 longer words begin with DISTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTANT
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Common questions about DISTANT
- Is DISTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTANT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTANT worth?
- DISTANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTANT mean?
- Far away in space or time, or remote in relationship or manner.
- What letters can be added to DISTANT?
- No single letter can be added to DISTANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTANT:
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