“DAWTS” is a valid word. — 9 points Scrabble

swata sharp blow
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wadsa large number or amount
dawscommon black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
watsa telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
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tadsa slight amount or degree of difference
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tawsthe 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

washave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
sawa condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
sadexperiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
satthe seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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tada slight amount or degree of difference
wada small mass of soft material
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tawthe 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
dawcommon black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
asa very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
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ada public promotion of some product or service
taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

DAWTS