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DAMPEST

7 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What DAMPEST Means

DAMPEST is a form of DAMP, which means:

  1. verb: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  2. verb: restrain or discourage“the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere”
  3. noun: a slight wetness
  4. adjective: slightly wet“clothes damp with perspiration”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DAMPEST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 A1 M3 P3 E1 S1 T1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of DAMPEST (1)

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

Next: the full rack page for these seven tiles, and the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.