DITTANY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DITTANY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DITTANY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DITTANY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DITTANY
No single letter turns DITTANY into another word.
How DITTANY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DITTANY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does DITTANY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An aromatic plant of the mint family, originally from Crete, used in herbal medicine.
Dittany of Crete has soft, woolly leaves and was long used in teas and old remedies. Other plants in different countries also carry the name dittany, which is why the word may refer to more than one species. Some give off a vapour that can briefly catch fire on hot days.
How DITTANY is used
A plant name met in gardening, herbal lore and old literature.
- She picked a sprig of dittany from the rocky hillside.
- Herbalists once used dittany to treat wounds.
- The dittany in the garden smelled sharply of oregano.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DITTANY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DITTANY
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Common questions about DITTANY
- Is DITTANY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DITTANY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DITTANY worth?
- DITTANY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DITTANY mean?
- An aromatic plant of the mint family, originally from Crete, used in herbal medicine.
- What letters can be added to DITTANY?
- No single letter can be added to DITTANY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DITTANY:
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