dactylus

1. In anatomy See digitus.

2. In conchology, a piddock, Pholas dactylus.

3. In zoology: In Crustacea, the last segment of the normally 7-jointed leg; a dactylopodite. It is the movable claw of the two that make the nipper or chelate claw.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
dactylus	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
al	2
as	2
at	2
ay	5
da	3
la	2
ta	2
us	2
ut	2
ya	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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alt	3
ays	6
cad	6
cat	5
cay	8
cud	6
cut	5
dal	4
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day	7
lac	5
lad	4
las	3
lat	3
lay	6
lud	4
sac	5
sad	4
sal	3
sat	3
sau	3
say	6
sly	6
sty	6
tad	4
tas	3
tau	3
uta	3
uts	3
yas	6
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acts	6
acyl	9
alts	4
auld	5
cads	7
cast	6
cats	6
caul	6
cays	9
clad	7
clay	9
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cult	6
cuts	6
cyst	9
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last	4
lats	4
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salt	4
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slut	4
stay	7
stud	5
tads	5
talc	6
taus	4
utas	4
yald	8
yaud	8
yuca	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acyls	10
adult	6
adust	6
cauld	8
cauls	7
clads	8
clast	7
clays	10
cults	7
dauts	6
duals	6
ducal	8
ducat	8
ducts	8
dusty	9
lauds	6
lusty	8
sadly	9
salty	8
salut	5
saucy	10
sault	5
scald	8
scaly	10
scuta	7
slaty	8
study	9
talcs	7
talcy	10
talus	5
yauds	9
yauld	9
yclad	11
yucas	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adults	7
caulds	9
cutlas	8
dactyl	12
ducats	9
ductal	9
studly	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dactyls	13

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dactylus	14