/dɑː/
nounverb

Is DAW a Scrabble word?

Yes. DAW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To dawn.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.

Similar and opposite words

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jackdaw

DAW at a glance

DAW has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + W 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #24,409 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -DAW

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

  • JACKDAW24
  • ADAW8

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