DIKTAT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIKTAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIKTAT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIKTAT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIKTAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diktatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIKTAT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIKTAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,278.
What does DIKTAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An order imposed from above with no discussion and no choice for those who must obey.
Diktat came into English from German, where it was used of the harsh peace terms forced on a defeated country after the First World War. Today it describes any decree handed down by a ruler, a company or an institution that does not ask for consent. It nearly always carries a note of disapproval.
How DIKTAT is used
Usually critical; often found in news and political writing.
- The new schedule arrived as a diktat from head office.
- Critics called the ban a diktat that ignored local opinion.
- The town refused to accept the diktat of the distant capital.
- Rules agreed by the members are not a diktat.
- A diktat on pricing left the shops with no room to bargain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIKTAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIKTAT
1 longer words begin with DIKTAT.
Shorter words from the letters in DIKTAT
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Common questions about DIKTAT
- Is DIKTAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIKTAT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIKTAT worth?
- DIKTAT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIKTAT mean?
- An order imposed from above with no discussion and no choice for those who must obey.
- What letters can be added to DIKTAT?
- DIKTAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIKTAT:
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