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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
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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