DITTO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DITTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DITTO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DITTO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DITTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dittosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DITTO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DITTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,428.
What does DITTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word or mark used to show that something already stated applies again, so that it does not have to be repeated in full.
Clerks writing out long lists or account books once used a small ditto mark under a word or figure to show that the line above should be read again in that spot, saving time and space on the page. The word can also stand in for a whole sentence in conversation, as when a listener says ditto to mean I feel exactly the same way. Less often, ditto works as a verb meaning to copy or repeat an action or statement exactly as it was done before.
How DITTO is used
Used in lists and accounts as a repeat mark, and informally in speech to agree with what someone just said.
- The ledger used ditto marks instead of repeating each item name.
- "I love this song." "Ditto," she replied.
- He wrote ditto under the address to show it matched the one above.
- The clerk did not want to ditto every line, so he used a symbol.
- The second reviewer simply added ditto beside the first opinion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DITTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DITTO
8 longer words begin with DITTO.
Shorter words from the letters in DITTO
Common questions about DITTO
- Is DITTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DITTO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DITTO worth?
- DITTO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DITTO mean?
- A word or mark used to show that something already stated applies again, so that it does not have to be repeated in full.
- What letters can be added to DITTO?
- DITTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DITTO:
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