DICAST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DICAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICAST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICAST is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dicastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICAST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DICAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does DICAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A citizen of ancient Athens chosen by lot to serve as a judge and juror in the public courts.
Each year several thousand Athenian men were picked to sit in the popular courts, where a dicast heard both sides and voted on the verdict without any professional judge to guide the panel. The system was meant to keep justice in the hands of ordinary citizens. The word is Greek in origin and is met almost entirely in works on ancient history and law.
How DICAST is used
Historical term, found in studies of Athenian democracy.
- Every dicast swore an oath before hearing the case.
- A dicast was paid a small fee for each day he served.
- The speaker tried to win over each dicast with a story about his family.
- In the play, a dicast who loves trials cannot stay away from the court.
- Hundreds of dicast jurors might sit on a single important trial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DICAST
The 6 tiles of DICAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DICAST
4 longer words begin with DICAST.
Shorter words from the letters in DICAST
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Common questions about DICAST
- Is DICAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICAST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICAST worth?
- DICAST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICAST mean?
- A citizen of ancient Athens chosen by lot to serve as a judge and juror in the public courts.
- What letters can be added to DICAST?
- DICAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DICAST:
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