DITHERY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DITHERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DITHERY?
| 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 DITHERY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DITHERY
No single letter turns DITHERY into another word.
How DITHERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DITHERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does DITHERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Nervous and indecisive, unable to think clearly or act firmly.
A dithery person flaps about, changes plans and cannot settle on a choice. It is a gently teasing word, used of someone flustered before an event rather than of a truly anxious person.
How DITHERY is used
Dithery is informal and chiefly British.
- She grew dithery whenever she had to speak in public.
- The dithery waiter dropped the tray twice.
- Do not get dithery now, we have already decided.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DITHERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DITHERY
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Common questions about DITHERY
- Is DITHERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DITHERY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DITHERY worth?
- DITHERY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DITHERY mean?
- Nervous and indecisive, unable to think clearly or act firmly.
- What letters can be added to DITHERY?
- No single letter can be added to DITHERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DITHERY:
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