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Is dainty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dainty is a Scrabble US word. The word dainty is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2A1I1N1T1Y4

Is dainty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dainty is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2A1I1N1T1Y4

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D2A1I1N2T1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

DAINTY,

5-letter words (3 found)

DAINT,DAYNT,IDANT,

4-letter words (16 found)

ADIT,ANTI,AYIN,DANT,DINT,DITA,DIYA,TAIN,TIAN,TIDY,TINA,TIND,TINY,TIYN,TYIN,TYND,

3-letter words (25 found)

AID,AIN,AIT,AND,ANI,ANT,ANY,DAN,DAY,DIN,DIT,ITA,NAT,NAY,NID,NIT,TAD,TAI,TAN,TAY,TID,TIN,YAD,YID,YIN,

2-letter words (15 found)

AD,AI,AN,AT,AY,DA,DI,ID,IN,IT,NA,NY,TA,TI,YA,

You can make 60 words from dainty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dainty

dainty

Etymology

From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪnti/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnti

Adjective

dainty (comparative daintier, superlative daintiest)

  1. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
  2. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
  3. (obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.

Synonyms

  • neat
  • petite

Derived terms

  • Canadian dainty
  • daintily
  • daintiness
  • prick-me-dainty
  • undainteous
  • undainty

Translations

Noun

dainty (plural dainties)

  1. A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
  2. (Northwestern Ontario, Canadian Prairies, British Columbia, usually in the plural) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
  3. (obsolete) Esteem, honour.
  4. (obsolete) An affectionate term of address.

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References

  • “dainty” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

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