DIS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. DIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIS?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIS is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does DIS mean in Scrabble?
verb
slang
To speak disrespectfully about somebody.
Dis is clipped from disrespect and came out of African American English during the 1980s. It is one of very few English verbs made by keeping a prefix and throwing away everything that followed it.
How DIS is used
Dissed, dissing. Also spelled diss.
- He dissed the whole department in one sentence.
- The word dis is clipped from disrespect.
- Nobody likes being dissed in front of the team.
- Dissing somebody publicly is a choice, not a slip.
- Two spellings, dis and diss, are both in use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIS
The 3 tiles of DIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIS
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with DIS.
Words ending in DIS
Showing 24 of 47 words that end in DIS. Useful as a back hook: play DIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIS inside
Showing 24 of 946 words that contain DIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIS
Common questions about DIS
- Is DIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIS worth?
- DIS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIS mean?
- To speak disrespectfully about somebody.
- What letters can be added to DIS?
- DIS takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DIS:
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