DILETTANTISH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DILETTANTISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILETTANTISH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILETTANTISH is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILETTANTISH
No single letter turns DILETTANTISH into another word.
How DILETTANTISH scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DILETTANTISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILETTANTISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILETTANTISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing a casual and shallow interest in a subject without serious effort or skill.
A dilettantish attitude is that of someone who dabbles in painting or music for pleasure and never masters it. The word often carries a mild sneer.
How DILETTANTISH is used
Usually critical; dilettantish describes work or an approach that lacks depth.
- His dilettantish approach to the project annoyed the team.
- She had a dilettantish interest in archaeology.
- The critic called the novel dilettantish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILETTANTISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DILETTANTISH
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Common questions about DILETTANTISH
- Is DILETTANTISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILETTANTISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILETTANTISH worth?
- DILETTANTISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILETTANTISH mean?
- Showing a casual and shallow interest in a subject without serious effort or skill.
- What letters can be added to DILETTANTISH?
- No single letter can be added to DILETTANTISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DILETTANTISH:
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