DIDDLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIDDLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIDDLEY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIDDLEY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIDDLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diddleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIDDLEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIDDLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does DIDDLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A very small or worthless amount of something.
Diddley is mostly heard in the phrase diddley squat, meaning absolutely nothing at all. The spelling diddly is also used, and the word always has a dismissive, casual tone.
How DIDDLEY is used
Diddley is informal speech, most often used for emphasis in negative statements.
- He knows diddley about cars.
- All that effort was worth diddley in the end.
- They paid us diddley for the whole weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIDDLEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIDDLEY
1 longer words begin with DIDDLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in DIDDLEY
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Common questions about DIDDLEY
- Is DIDDLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIDDLEY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIDDLEY worth?
- DIDDLEY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIDDLEY mean?
- A very small or worthless amount of something.
- What letters can be added to DIDDLEY?
- DIDDLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIDDLEY:
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