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/dɑːl/
noun

Is DAL a Scrabble word?

Yes. DAL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

  2. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: dal via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl) or Bengali ডাল (ḍal).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
legumepulse

DAL at a glance

DAL has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + L 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #20,438 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -DAL

More endings

Same last three letters as DAL. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MEDAL8
  • SCANDAL10
  • TIDAL6
  • PEDAL8
  • SUICIDAL11
  • BRIDAL9
  • FEUDAL10
  • MODAL8
  • SANDAL7
  • GENOCIDAL13
  • VANDAL10
  • CAUDAL9

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