MILLDAM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MILLDAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILLDAM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILLDAM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILLDAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milldamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILLDAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MILLDAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,234 thousand.
What stands out about MILLDAM
- MILLDAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MILLDAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dam built across a stream to raise the water level and drive a mill wheel.
A milldam holds back water in a pond so that a steady flow can be released to turn the wheel. Many rural towns grew up around one, and the old stone remains still cross some streams.
How MILLDAM is used
Milldam appears in local history and in descriptions of old watermill sites.
- Trout gathered below the old milldam.
- The village paid to repair the broken milldam.
- Spring floods overflowed the milldam and soaked the meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILLDAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILLDAM
1 longer words begin with MILLDAM.
Shorter words from the letters in MILLDAM
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Common questions about MILLDAM
- Is MILLDAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILLDAM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILLDAM worth?
- MILLDAM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILLDAM mean?
- A dam built across a stream to raise the water level and drive a mill wheel.
- What letters can be added to MILLDAM?
- MILLDAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MILLDAM:
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