DIPSO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DIPSO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPSO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPSO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPSO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dipsosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPSO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DIPSO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does DIPSO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal short form of dipsomaniac, referring to a person with a strong, uncontrollable craving for alcohol.
People use dipso as a blunt, somewhat dated shorthand rather than reaching for the fuller clinical term dipsomaniac. The word carries a slightly harsher or more casual tone than alcoholic, and it appears mostly in informal speech or older writing. Because it clips a longer medical term down to one syllable, dipso fits easily into rapid conversation.
How DIPSO is used
Informal and somewhat blunt; more clinical writing prefers alcoholic or dipsomaniac.
- His uncle was known around town as a hopeless dipso.
- The novel describes the landlord as an aging dipso.
- Neighbors whispered that the widower had become a dipso.
- She refused to call her father a dipso, even privately.
- The old comedy mocked the dipso at the end of the bar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPSO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPSO
6 longer words begin with DIPSO.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPSO
Common questions about DIPSO
- Is DIPSO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPSO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPSO worth?
- DIPSO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPSO mean?
- An informal short form of dipsomaniac, referring to a person with a strong, uncontrollable craving for alcohol.
- What letters can be added to DIPSO?
- DIPSO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DIPSO:
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