DICK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does DICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensive
A vulgar word for the penis; also, a contemptible man.
Dick is a familiar form of the name Richard, and English has turned that name into a common noun at least three times: a detective in older American slang, a fellow in the phrase about every Tom, Dick and Harry, and this one. Which sense a reader meets first depends entirely on their decade, and the vulgar one has been dominant since about 1960.
How DICK is used
Offensive in the anatomical sense; the detective sense is dated.
- Every Tom, Dick and Harry uses the name and not the vulgar sense.
- A dick in 1940s American fiction is a detective.
- The word dick is a familiar form of Richard.
- Dictionaries mark one sense of dick offensive and the others not.
- The vulgar sense of dick became the dominant one after about 1960.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICK
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with DICK.
Words ending in DICK
5 words end in DICK. Useful as a back hook: play DICK onto a word already on the board.
Words with DICK inside
5 words contain DICK in the middle. Words that start with DICK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DICK
Common questions about DICK
- Is DICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICK worth?
- DICK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICK mean?
- A vulgar word for the penis; also, a contemptible man.
- What letters can be added to DICK?
- DICK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DICK:
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