dais
Plural: daises
Noun
- A low platform, especially one at the front of a room.
- a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
- A bench, a settle, a pew.
- An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
- The canopy over an altar, etc.
Examples
- Placing DAIS on the double letter score elevated my word’s value significantly.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman deis, from Old French deis, dois (modern French dais), from Latin discum, accusative singular of discus (“discus, disc, quoit; dish”) (Late Latin discum (“table”)), from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “discus, disc; tray”), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to cast, to throw; to strike”). Cognate with Italian desco, Occitan des. Doublet of desk, disc, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.
Scrabble Score: 5
dais: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddais: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dais: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
dais: valid Words With Friends Word