Is DAMPENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAMPENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAMPENS mean?
Dampens is a form of DAMPEN.
- verb
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
“Stifle your curiosity”
- verb
make moist
“The dew moistened the meadows”
- verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- verb
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 DAMPENS
DAMPENS 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 DAMPENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dampen11
- amped10
- damps10
- amends9
- desman9
- menads9
- damp9
- admen8
- amend8
- dames8
- damns8
- maned8
- meads8
- menad8
- mends8
- named8
- naped8
- paned8
- pends8
- spade8
- spaed8
- spend8
- amps8
- maps8
- pams8
- samp8
- spam8
- amens7
- aspen7
- manes7
- manse7
- means7
- mensa7
- names7
- napes7
- neaps7
- nemas7
- panes7
- peans7
- sneap7
- spean7
- aped7
- dame7
- damn7
- dams7
- daps7
- deps7
- made7
- mads7
- mead7
- meds7
- mend7
- pads7
- peds7
- pend7
- sped7
- amp7
- map7
- pam7
- deans6
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