DILETTANTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DILETTANTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILETTANTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILETTANTE is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILETTANTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dilettantesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILETTANTE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DILETTANTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILETTANTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILETTANTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes up an art or subject for pleasure without serious commitment or deep knowledge.
The word can be gentle, for a lover of the arts, but it is often a mild insult for a dabbler. A dilettante samples many interests and masters none. It comes from Italian, where it first meant simply one who delights.
How DILETTANTE is used
The word dilettante is used, often a little critically, for casual amateurs.
- He was a dilettante who painted a little and wrote a little.
- Critics dismissed the author as a mere dilettante.
- The salon was full of wealthy dilettante collectors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILETTANTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILETTANTE
4 longer words begin with DILETTANTE.
Shorter words from the letters in DILETTANTE
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Common questions about DILETTANTE
- Is DILETTANTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILETTANTE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILETTANTE worth?
- DILETTANTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILETTANTE mean?
- A person who takes up an art or subject for pleasure without serious commitment or deep knowledge.
- What letters can be added to DILETTANTE?
- DILETTANTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DILETTANTE:
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