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Is DAINTY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DAINTY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DAINTY mean?

  1. adjective

    delicately beautiful

    “a dainty teacup”

  2. noun

    something considered choice to eat

  3. adjective

    especially pleasing to the taste

    “a dainty dish to set before a kind”

  4. adjective

    excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

    “too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

10

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

6

Letters

D (2) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 10 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 DAINTY

DAINTY 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 DAINTY

The 41 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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