What DACTYLS Means
DACTYLS is a form of DACTYL, which means:
- noun: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
- noun: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DACTYLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 A1 C3 T1 Y4 L1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In DACTYLS
85 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (1)
5 letter words (14)
4 letter words (31)
ACTSACYLALTSCADSCASTCATSCAYSCLADCLATCLAYCYSTDALSDALTDAYSLACSLACYLADSLADYLASTLATSLAYSSALTSCADSLATSLAYSTAYTADSTALCTAYSYADSYALD
3 letter words (29)
2 letter words (10)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.