DICHT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. DICHT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DICHT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICHT is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dichtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICHT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DICHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does DICHT mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialectScots
To wipe or dust something clean.
Dicht is a Scots verb for the plain, everyday act of wiping, whether it is a table, a face or dust off a shelf. It survives in Scots poetry and rural speech more than in standard written English. Speakers who use it usually reach for wipe if writing for a wider audience.
How DICHT is used
Dialect; used in Scots speech and Scots-language writing.
- She would dicht the table before setting it.
- He told the boy to dicht his boots at the door.
- The cloth was kept just to dicht the counter.
- They dicht the dust off the old books once a year.
- A quick dicht of the window let in more light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DICHT
The 5 tiles of DICHT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DICHT
3 longer words begin with DICHT.
Shorter words from the letters in DICHT
Common questions about DICHT
- Is DICHT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DICHT is not in it.
- How many points is DICHT worth?
- DICHT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICHT mean?
- To wipe or dust something clean.
- What letters can be added to DICHT?
- DICHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DICHT:
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