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DAMPS

5 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What DAMPS Means

DAMPS 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

DAMPS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 A1 M3 P3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In DAMPS

33 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.

4 letter words (10)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing DAMPS

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

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