DYNAST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DYNAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYNAST?
| 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 DYNAST is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYNAST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYNAST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DYNAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about DYNAST
- DYNAST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DYNAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ruler whose power is passed down in a family, or a leading member of such a family.
Historians call a king, emperor or powerful clan head a dynast when the emphasis falls on the family line rather than on the individual. The Greek root means a lord or one who holds power, and it also gave English dynasty. Outside politics the word is applied to families that dominate business or banking over several generations.
How DYNAST is used
Mainly used in history and political writing.
- The young dynast inherited the throne at sixteen.
- Each dynast tried to secure the crown for his sons.
- She was the last dynast of her royal house.
- A banking dynast, he ran the firm his grandfather founded.
- The rival dynast raised an army in the north.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYNAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DYNAST
The 6 tiles of DYNAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DYNAST
8 longer words begin with DYNAST.
Shorter words from the letters in DYNAST
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Common questions about DYNAST
- Is DYNAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYNAST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYNAST worth?
- DYNAST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYNAST mean?
- A ruler whose power is passed down in a family, or a leading member of such a family.
- What letters can be added to DYNAST?
- DYNAST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DYNAST:
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