Is DAINTIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAINTIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAINTIER mean?
Daintier is a form of DAINTY.
- adjective
delicately beautiful
“a dainty teacup”
- noun
something considered choice to eat
- adjective
especially pleasing to the taste
“a dainty dish to set before a kind”
- adjective
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
“too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 DAINTIER
DAINTIER 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 DAINTIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antired8
- denarii8
- detrain8
- inditer8
- inedita8
- nitride8
- trained8
- inertia7
- airted7
- ardent7
- denari7
- detain7
- indite7
- nidate7
- nitrid7
- rained7
- ranted7
- rident7
- tidier7
- tinder7
- tineid7
- tirade7
- trined7
- ratine6
- retain6
- retina6
- tinier6
- aider6
- aired6
- anted6
- dater6
- deair6
- denar6
- derat6
- dinar6
- diner6
- drain6
- ident6
- indie6
- indri6
- irade6
- nadir6
- nitid6
- radii6
- ranid6
- rated6
- redan6
- redia6
- tared6
- teiid6
- teind6
- tined6
- tired6
- trade6
- tread6
- trend6
- triad6
- tried6
- antre5
- entia5
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