Is DAINTIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAINTIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAINTIES mean?
Dainties 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) + S (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 DAINTIES
Single letters that turn DAINTIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of DAINTIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DAINTIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adenitis9
- destain8
- detains8
- distain8
- indites8
- inedita8
- instead8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- stained8
- tineids8
- isatine7
- detain7
- idents7
- indies7
- indite7
- inside7
- nidate7
- sained7
- staned7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tidies7
- tineid7
- isatin6
- seitan6
- seniti6
- tenias6
- tineas6
- tisane6
- adits6
- aides6
- anted6
- aside6
- dates6
- deans6
- deist6
- dents6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- ditas6
- dites6
- edits6
- ideas6
- ident6
- indie6
- nides6
- nitid6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- sited6
- snide6
- stade6
- staid6
- stand6
- stead6
- stied6
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