DIDACT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DIDACT 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 DIDACT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIDACT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIDACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
didactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIDACT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIDACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does DIDACT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who likes to teach or lecture others, often in a heavy or moralising way.
A didact is the sort of speaker who cannot share an idea without turning it into a lesson. The word is the noun partner of didactic, and both go back to a Greek root for teaching. It is rarely a compliment, because it suggests someone more eager to instruct than to listen.
How DIDACT is used
Formal and slightly critical; used about writers, speakers and teachers who preach.
- The author was a born didact who could not resist a moral.
- No one enjoys dinner with a didact at the table.
- The old professor was a gentle didact, never harsh.
- Critics called the director a didact for his closing speech.
- She spoke like a didact, explaining each point twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIDACT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIDACT
The 6 tiles of DIDACT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIDACT
12 longer words begin with DIDACT.
Shorter words from the letters in DIDACT
Common questions about DIDACT
- Is DIDACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIDACT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIDACT worth?
- DIDACT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIDACT mean?
- A person who likes to teach or lecture others, often in a heavy or moralising way.
- What letters can be added to DIDACT?
- DIDACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIDACT:
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