DYNAMO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DYNAMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYNAMO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYNAMO is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYNAMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dynamosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYNAMO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DYNAMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does DYNAMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A machine that turns the energy of motion into electricity, or, figuratively, a person of tireless energy.
The dynamo was one of the great inventions of the nineteenth century, using a spinning coil in a magnetic field to make a steady electric current, and it powered the first power stations. The word comes from the Greek for power, shortened from dynamo-electric machine. Today the same job is done by a generator or alternator, so dynamo survives mainly in older engineering, on bicycle lamps and as a flattering label for a very driven person.
How DYNAMO is used
Technical in the machine sense; figurative use for an energetic person is common in everyday writing.
- The bicycle lamp was lit by a small dynamo on the wheel.
- Early factories ran on a dynamo driven by a steam engine.
- She is a dynamo who never seems to sit still.
- The old dynamo hummed in the cellar.
- Faraday's experiments paved the way for the dynamo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYNAMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DYNAMO
The 6 tiles of DYNAMO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DYNAMO
16 longer words begin with DYNAMO.
Shorter words from the letters in DYNAMO
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Common questions about DYNAMO
- Is DYNAMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYNAMO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYNAMO worth?
- DYNAMO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYNAMO mean?
- A machine that turns the energy of motion into electricity, or, figuratively, a person of tireless energy.
- What letters can be added to DYNAMO?
- DYNAMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DYNAMO:
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