DINGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DINGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DINGEY?
| 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 DINGEY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DINGEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dingeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DINGEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DINGEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about DINGEY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 DINGEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small open boat moved by oars, a sail or a little motor.
A dingey, usually spelled dinghy, is the kind of boat carried on a larger vessel or left on a beach to ferry people out to a boat at anchor. It is also the name for small sailing boats raced by clubs. The spelling with ey is an uncommon variant of the main form, which came from a Hindi word for a small boat.
How DINGEY is used
Rare spelling; the usual form is dinghy.
- They rowed the dingey out to the yacht.
- The dingey was tied to the dock with a short rope.
- He bailed water from the dingey with a cup.
- A small dingey bobbed beside the larger boat.
- We pulled the dingey up onto the sand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DINGEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DINGEY
The 6 tiles of DINGEY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DINGEY
1 longer words begin with DINGEY.
Shorter words from the letters in DINGEY
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Common questions about DINGEY
- Is DINGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DINGEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DINGEY worth?
- DINGEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DINGEY mean?
- A small open boat moved by oars, a sail or a little motor.
- What letters can be added to DINGEY?
- DINGEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DINGEY:
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