DONNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DONNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DONNISH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DONNISH is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DONNISH
No single letter turns DONNISH into another word.
How DONNISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DONNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does DONNISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Having the scholarly, serious and sometimes pedantic manner of a university teacher.
Donnish draws on the British sense of don as a university fellow. It can be a mild compliment for learned wit, or a gentle tease for someone fussy about details. A donnish style is bookish rather than practical.
How DONNISH is used
Used to describe a person, humour or prose style that seems academic.
- His donnish humour went over the heads of the students.
- She has a donnish way of correcting everyone's grammar.
- The essay had a donnish tone, full of footnotes and asides.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DONNISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DONNISH
3 longer words begin with DONNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in DONNISH
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Common questions about DONNISH
- Is DONNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DONNISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DONNISH worth?
- DONNISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DONNISH mean?
- Having the scholarly, serious and sometimes pedantic manner of a university teacher.
- What letters can be added to DONNISH?
- No single letter can be added to DONNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DONNISH:
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