DICTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DICTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICTATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICTATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICTATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DICTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does DICTATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To say words aloud for someone else to write down, or to give orders with authority.
A manager might dictate a letter to a secretary, and a general might dictate terms to a beaten enemy. Circumstances can also dictate what we do, which means they leave no real choice. In each sense someone or something is setting what follows.
How DICTATE is used
Used in offices and in speech about authority and necessity.
- She began to dictate the letter slowly.
- The weather will dictate our plans for the weekend.
- No one can dictate to me what I should believe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICTATE
2 longer words begin with DICTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DICTATE
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Common questions about DICTATE
- Is DICTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICTATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICTATE worth?
- DICTATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICTATE mean?
- To say words aloud for someone else to write down, or to give orders with authority.
- What letters can be added to DICTATE?
- DICTATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DICTATE:
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