DAIS

4 letters, 5 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What DAIS Means

noun: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DAIS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 A1 I1 S1.

Anagrams of DAIS (5)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

AIDS DISA SADI SAID SIDA

Words Made From The Letters In DAIS

16 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.

3 letter words (8)

ADS AID AIS DAS DIS IDS SAD SAI

2 letter words (8)

AD AI AS DA DI ID IS SI

Longer Words Containing DAIS

DAIS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

DADAISM DADAISMS DADAIST DADAISTIC DADAISTS DAISES DAISHIKI DAISHIKIS DAISIED DAISIES DAISY DAISYWHEEL FADAISE FADAISES LACKADAISY UPADAISY UPSADAISY

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