DIE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. DIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIE is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What stands out about DIE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stop living.
Die came from Old Norse and replaced the native English verb, which now survives only inside starve — a word that once meant to die of anything at all. That kind of narrowing is how English usually keeps two words for one idea.
How DIE is used
Died, dies. Also a noun: a die for stamping metal.
- The tree died the winter after it was moved.
- Plants die in that corner whatever is planted there.
- The word die came from Old Norse.
- A die for stamping coins is a different word.
- Starve once meant to die of any cause at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIE
The 3 tiles of DIE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DIE
Showing 24 of 115 words that begin with DIE.
Words ending in DIE
Showing 24 of 76 words that end in DIE. Useful as a back hook: play DIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIE inside
Showing 24 of 733 words that contain DIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIE
Common questions about DIE
- Is DIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIE worth?
- DIE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIE mean?
- To stop living.
- What letters can be added to DIE?
- DIE takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DIE:
Open DIE in the Word Finder