DISLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISLIKE?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISLIKE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISLIKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISLIKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does DISLIKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel that someone or something is unpleasant and not to enjoy it.
To dislike something is milder than to hate it, and it often describes a settled preference rather than a burst of anger. The same spelling also works as a noun for the feeling itself.
How DISLIKE is used
Common in everyday speech and writing, usually followed by a noun or an -ing form.
- I dislike waking up before sunrise.
- Many children dislike the taste of cooked spinach.
- He seemed to dislike every suggestion we made.
- They openly dislike each other but still work together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISLIKE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISLIKE
12 longer words begin with DISLIKE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISLIKE
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Common questions about DISLIKE
- Is DISLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISLIKE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISLIKE worth?
- DISLIKE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISLIKE mean?
- To feel that someone or something is unpleasant and not to enjoy it.
- What letters can be added to DISLIKE?
- DISLIKE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISLIKE:
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