DISTICH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISTICH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTICH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTICH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTICH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distichsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTICH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTICH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does DISTICH mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarytechnical
A pair of lines of verse that make complete sense together; a couplet.
A distich in classical poetry is often an elegiac couplet, and a short saying or epigram may fit into just one. Poets prize the form because so little space forces a precise thought.
How DISTICH is used
Distich is a literary term found in poetry studies and classical scholarship.
- The epitaph was a single distich carved in stone.
- He summed up his argument in a witty distich.
- Each distich in the poem rhymes at the end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTICH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTICH
4 longer words begin with DISTICH.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTICH
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Common questions about DISTICH
- Is DISTICH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTICH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTICH worth?
- DISTICH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTICH mean?
- A pair of lines of verse that make complete sense together; a couplet.
- What letters can be added to DISTICH?
- DISTICH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTICH:
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