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Is DACTYL a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DACTYL is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12136

What does DACTYL mean?

  1. nouna metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
  2. nouna finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DACTYL

Add a letter to make a new word: DACTYLI, DACTYLS.

Words inside DACTYL

See all 27 words you can make from DACTYL

Similar word lists

6 letter wordsWords starting with DAWords ending in YLWords ending in TYL6 letter words starting with D6 letter words ending in L

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up DACTYL in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DACTYL a Scrabble word?

DACTYL is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is DACTYL worth?

DACTYL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DACTYL mean?

A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.