DICTY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DICTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICTY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICTY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICTY
No single letter turns DICTY into another word.
How DICTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DICTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does DICTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slangNorth American
Snobbish and putting on airs of superior social status; pretentious about one's wealth, taste or class.
Dicty grew out of African American slang in the early twentieth century, aimed at people who acted stuck-up or looked down on others because of money, education or background. Someone called dicty is not just proud but performing that pride, favouring fancy manners, fine clothes or exclusive company to signal they are a cut above everyone else. The word carries a clear note of criticism, mocking the display of status rather than admiring it. Though rarely heard today, dicty still turns up in older fiction and blues lyrics describing this same brand of showy snobbery.
How DICTY is used
Rare and largely historical; met mainly in older African American literature, blues and jazz-era writing rather than everyday speech.
- Her dicty neighbours never spoke to anyone on the block.
- He put on a dicty accent whenever the landlord came by.
- The novel mocked the dicty crowd at the country club.
- She refused to act dicty just because she had money now.
- They called him dicty for turning up his nose at the diner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICTY
8 longer words begin with DICTY.
Shorter words from the letters in DICTY
Common questions about DICTY
- Is DICTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICTY worth?
- DICTY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICTY mean?
- Snobbish and putting on airs of superior social status; pretentious about one's wealth, taste or class.
- What letters can be added to DICTY?
- No single letter can be added to DICTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DICTY:
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