DIRTY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIRTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIRTY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIRTY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRTY
No single letter turns DIRTY into another word.
How DIRTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DIRTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about DIRTY
- The letters of DIRTY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIRTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or containing dirt, stains, or other unclean matter; not clean.
Dirty describes literal grime and mess, from dirty dishes to a dirty road after rain, but it extends readily to figurative uses, such as dirty tricks meaning underhanded or dishonest behaviour, and dirty jokes meaning crude or indecent ones. In sport and games, playing dirty means breaking the spirit of fair rules even while technically staying within them. The word can also describe a colour muddied by an unwanted tinge, as in a dirty shade of yellow.
How DIRTY is used
Very common adjective; extends beyond literal cleanliness to dishonest, crude, or muddied senses.
- He tracked dirty footprints across the clean kitchen floor.
- The mechanic's hands were dirty with grease after the repair.
- Critics accused the campaign of running a dirty smear against its rival.
- She scrubbed the dirty pots left from last night's dinner.
- The water in the pond looked dirty after the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIRTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIRTY
1 longer words begin with DIRTY.
Words ending in DIRTY
1 words end in DIRTY. Useful as a back hook: play DIRTY onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIRTY inside
1 words contain DIRTY in the middle. Words that start with DIRTY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRTY
Common questions about DIRTY
- Is DIRTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRTY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRTY worth?
- DIRTY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIRTY mean?
- Covered with or containing dirt, stains, or other unclean matter; not clean.
- What letters can be added to DIRTY?
- No single letter can be added to DIRTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DIRTY:
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