DIYA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIYA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DIYA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIYA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIYA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DIYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does DIYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small oil lamp made of clay.
A diya is filled with oil and lit with a cotton wick, and rows of them mark the festival of lights. The clay ones are unglazed and used once.
How DIYA is used
Countable: a diya, two diyas.
- A diya burns for about two hours on one filling.
- The word diya names a clay oil lamp.
- Two diyas at every window during the festival.
- A diya is unglazed and used once.
- Rows of diyas mark the festival of lights.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIYA
1 longer words begin with DIYA.
Shorter words from the letters in DIYA
Common questions about DIYA
- Is DIYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIYA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIYA worth?
- DIYA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIYA mean?
- A small oil lamp made of clay.
- What letters can be added to DIYA?
- DIYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DIYA:
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