DOMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOMINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOMINE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOMINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOMINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about DOMINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A member of the clergy, a pastor, especially one in the Dutch Reformed Church.
The word domine comes from the Latin for lord and was once used as a title of address for a master or clergyman. In the United States it lingered in old Dutch settlements along the Hudson River, where the local pastor was called by it. It is also the name of a long-bodied tropical fish.
How DOMINE is used
Archaic or regional; mostly seen in older American writing and word lists.
- The domine preached in the old stone church each Sunday.
- Everyone in the village greeted the domine on the road.
- The domine wrote his sermon by candlelight.
- She asked the domine to bless the new house.
- An old domine kept a record of every baptism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOMINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOMINE
The 6 tiles of DOMINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DOMINE
9 longer words begin with DOMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in DOMINE
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Common questions about DOMINE
- Is DOMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOMINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOMINE worth?
- DOMINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOMINE mean?
- A member of the clergy, a pastor, especially one in the Dutch Reformed Church.
- What letters can be added to DOMINE?
- DOMINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOMINE:
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