Is DACTYLICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DACTYLICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DACTYLICS mean?
Dactylics is a form of DACTYLIC.
- adjective
of or consisting of dactyls
“dactylic meter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DACTYLICS
DACTYLICS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DACTYLICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dactylic16
- cyclist14
- cycads14
- dactyli13
- dactyls13
- cystic13
- cycad13
- scaldic12
- acidly12
- dactyl12
- cycas12
- clastic11
- staidly11
- acidy11
- dicty11
- yclad11
- cladist10
- daylit10
- lactic10
- acyls10
- clays10
- lytic10
- scaly10
- talcy10
- alcids9
- dicast9
- cacti9
- daily9
- daisy9
- ditsy9
- idyls9
- sadly9
- sayid9
- acyl9
- cays9
- city9
- clay9
- cyst9
- lacy9
- ticals8
- acids8
- alcid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- clads8
- dicta8
- laity8
- salty8
- scald8
- silty8
- slaty8
- styli8
- days8
- idly8
- idyl8
- lady8
- tidy8
- yald8
- cay8
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