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Is dark a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dark is a Scrabble US word. The word dark is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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4-letter words (1 found)

DARK,

3-letter words (4 found)

ARD,ARK,DAK,RAD,

2-letter words (4 found)

AD,AR,DA,KA,

You can make 9 words from dark according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of dark

dark adrk drak rdak ardk radk dakr adkr dkar kdar akdr kadr drka rdka dkra kdra rkda krda arkd rakd akrd kard rkad krad

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dark. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dark.

Definitions and meaning of dark

dark

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: därk, IPA(key): /dɑɹk/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: därk, IPA(key): /dɑːk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
  • Homophones: doc, dock (non-rhotic with father-bother merger)

Etymology 1

From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”).

Adjective

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

  1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
    1. (of a source of light) Extinguished.
    2. Deprived of sight; blind.
  2. Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.
  3. (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
  4. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.
  5. Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
    dark money
    1. (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
  6. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
    Synonym: demonic
  7. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
  8. (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.
  9. Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
  10. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
  11. (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.
Synonyms
  • (relative lack of light): dim, gloomy, see also Thesaurus:dark
  • (sinister or secret): hidden, secret, sinister, see also Thesaurus:hidden
  • (without morals): malign, sinister, see also Thesaurus:evil
  • (of colour): deep, see also Thesaurus:dark colour
  • (conducive to hopelessness): hopeless, negative, pessimistic
  • (lacking progress): unenlightened
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of "relative lack of light"): bright, light, lit
  • (antonym(s) of "of colour"): bright, light, pale
Derived terms
Related terms
  • darken
  • darkling
  • darkness
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English derk, derke, dirke, dyrke, from the adjective (see above), or possibly from an unrecorded Old English *dierce, *diercu (“dark, darkness”).

Noun

dark (usually uncountable, plural darks)

  1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
  2. (uncountable) Ignorance.
  3. (uncountable) Nightfall.
  4. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
Synonyms
  • (absence of light): darkness
  • (ignorance): cluelessness, knowledgelessness, unawareness
  • (nightfall): crepusculum, evenfall, mirkning; see also Thesaurus:dusk
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West Germanic *derkōn.

Verb

dark (third-person singular simple present darks, present participle darking, simple past and past participle darked)

  1. (intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.
  2. (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
  3. (transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

See also

  • black
  • shadow

Anagrams

  • k-rad

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdark/
  • Rhymes: -ark
  • Hyphenation: dàrk

Adjective

dark (invariable)

  1. dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music)

References

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دارك (dārak).

Pronunciation

Verb

dark (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴰⵔⴽ)

  1. (transitive) to achieve, to succeed
  2. (transitive) to possess, to obtain, to acquire

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • meddartc (“to reach”)
    • Verbal noun: ameddartc

Source: wiktionary.org