DIDDY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIDDY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DIDDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIDDY 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 DIDDY
No single letter turns DIDDY into another word.
How DIDDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DIDDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does DIDDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
An informal British and Scottish word meaning small or tiny.
Diddy describes anything noticeably little, from a diddy portion of food to a diddy car, and carries a warm or teasing tone rather than a purely technical one. The word also exists as a Scots noun for a foolish person, though the small-sized sense is the one most commonly heard today.
How DIDDY is used
Informal, used mainly in British and Scottish speech.
- She ordered the diddy size instead of the large.
- He drives a diddy little car around town.
- The kitten looked diddy next to the family dog.
- They live in a diddy flat above the shop.
- Grandma always gives the kids a diddy treat before dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIDDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIDDY
Common questions about DIDDY
- Is DIDDY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DIDDY is not in it.
- How many points is DIDDY worth?
- DIDDY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIDDY mean?
- An informal British and Scottish word meaning small or tiny.
- What letters can be added to DIDDY?
- No single letter can be added to DIDDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DIDDY:
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