DIET is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DIET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIET is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dietsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIET scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DIET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about DIET
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 DIET mean in Scrabble?
noun
The food and drink that a person or animal usually eats.
A diet describes the ordinary pattern of eating followed by a person, an animal or even a whole population. It may mean a balanced diet full of vegetables or a diet built mainly around fish and rice.
How DIET is used
Very common in everyday speech about eating habits and health.
- Doctors recommended a diet low in salt and sugar.
- The panda's diet consists almost entirely of bamboo.
- She changed her diet after the illness.
- A balanced diet includes fruit, vegetables and protein.
- Their traditional diet relied heavily on fish and rice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIET
The 4 tiles of DIET in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with DIET
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with DIET.
Words ending in DIET
1 words end in DIET. Useful as a back hook: play DIET onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIET inside
5 words contain DIET in the middle. Words that start with DIET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIET
Common questions about DIET
- Is DIET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIET, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIET worth?
- DIET is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIET mean?
- The food and drink that a person or animal usually eats.
- What letters can be added to DIET?
- DIET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DIET:
Open DIET in the Word Finder