DINE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DINE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DINE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about DINE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 DINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To eat dinner, especially in a formal or unhurried way.
To dine suggests something more deliberate than simply eating, often at a table with courses served one after another. Guests may dine at a restaurant, or a family may dine together at home in the evening.
How DINE is used
Somewhat more formal than eat; common in describing restaurant meals or planned dinners.
- They chose to dine at a small restaurant by the river.
- Guests will dine in the main hall this evening.
- The couple used to dine out every Friday night.
- He preferred to dine early rather than late.
- The captain invited the officers to dine with him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DINE
The 4 tiles of DINE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DINE
9 longer words begin with DINE.
Words ending in DINE
Showing 24 of 89 words that end in DINE. Useful as a back hook: play DINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DINE inside
Showing 24 of 202 words that contain DINE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DINE
Common questions about DINE
- Is DINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DINE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DINE worth?
- DINE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DINE mean?
- To eat dinner, especially in a formal or unhurried way.
- What letters can be added to DINE?
- DINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DINE:
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