DRACHMA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DRACHMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRACHMA?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRACHMA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRACHMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRACHMA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DRACHMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does DRACHMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The former currency of Greece, replaced by the euro in 2002, or an ancient Greek silver coin.
Modern Greeks paid in drachmas for generations, while ancient drachmas were silver coins whose value varied by city. The word is also an old unit of weight.
How DRACHMA is used
Drachma is used for both ancient coins and the pre-euro currency.
- The old drachma was divided into one hundred lepta.
- Collectors prize an Athenian silver drachma.
- Prices in Greece were once quoted in drachma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRACHMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRACHMA
3 longer words begin with DRACHMA.
Shorter words from the letters in DRACHMA
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Common questions about DRACHMA
- Is DRACHMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRACHMA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRACHMA worth?
- DRACHMA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRACHMA mean?
- The former currency of Greece, replaced by the euro in 2002, or an ancient Greek silver coin.
- What letters can be added to DRACHMA?
- DRACHMA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DRACHMA:
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