DISS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DISS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISS
No single letter turns DISS into another word.
How DISS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DISS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DISS mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalslang
To speak of someone with open disrespect or scorn.
To diss someone is to insult or belittle them openly, usually in casual speech or in the kind of verbal sparring found in rap lyrics. The word shortens disrespect into a single blunt verb, and it can also work as a noun for the insult itself.
How DISS is used
Informal and originally slang; common in casual speech and popular music.
- He didn't mean to diss her cooking in front of everyone.
- The rapper wrote a whole track to diss his old rival.
- Kids on the playground love to diss each other's sneakers.
- She felt hurt when her idea got dissed at the meeting.
- Don't diss the food until you've actually tried it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISS
Showing 24 of 286 words that begin with DISS.
Words ending in DISS
1 words end in DISS. Useful as a back hook: play DISS onto a word already on the board.
Words with DISS inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain DISS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DISS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DISS
Common questions about DISS
- Is DISS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISS worth?
- DISS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISS mean?
- To speak of someone with open disrespect or scorn.
- What letters can be added to DISS?
- No single letter can be added to DISS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DISS:
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