DURIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DURIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DURIAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DURIAN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DURIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DURIAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DURIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does DURIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large tropical fruit with a hard, spiky rind and a strong smell, prized in Southeast Asia for its rich, custard-like flesh.
People across Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have grown durian trees for centuries, and local markets often display the whole fruit still warm from the afternoon sun. A durian's odour is powerful enough that hotels, airlines and subway systems across the region post signs forbidding passengers from carrying one aboard. Fans insist that once the tough husk is cracked open, the pale pulp inside a durian tastes nothing like its smell would suggest, closer to a sweet, creamy dessert than to anything savoury. The English name simply borrows the Malay word for thorn, referring to the spines covering the durian's outer husk.
How DURIAN is used
A widely used word for the fruit itself and the tree that bears it, common in writing about Southeast Asian food and markets.
- Street vendors sold ripe durian from baskets near the market entrance.
- The hotel lobby displayed a sign banning durian because of its smell.
- He claimed the durian tasted far better than its odour suggested.
- A whole durian split open to reveal several pods of creamy yellow flesh.
- The orchard grew durian alongside mangosteen and rambutan trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DURIAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DURIAN
1 longer words begin with DURIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DURIAN
Showing 40 of 68. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DURIAN
- Is DURIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DURIAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DURIAN worth?
- DURIAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DURIAN mean?
- A large tropical fruit with a hard, spiky rind and a strong smell, prized in Southeast Asia for its rich, custard-like flesh.
- What letters can be added to DURIAN?
- DURIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DURIAN:
Open DURIAN in the Word Finder