DYE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYE is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does DYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A substance used to colour cloth or hair.
Dye and pigment are not the same operation: one enters the fibre and the other sits on it, which is why one washes out and the other rubs off. The verb keeps an e in dyeing so that the word cannot be read as a quite different one.
How DYE is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb; the participle is dyeing.
- The dye took on the cotton and not on the nylon.
- A natural dye fades faster and more pleasantly.
- She was dyeing curtains in the bath.
- The dye ran in the first wash and ruined the rest.
- The spelling dyeing exists to avoid one letter of confusion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DYE
The 3 tiles of DYE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DYE
20 longer words begin with DYE.
Words ending in DYE
3 words end in DYE. Useful as a back hook: play DYE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DYE inside
16 words contain DYE in the middle. Words that start with DYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DYE
Common questions about DYE
- Is DYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYE worth?
- DYE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYE mean?
- A substance used to colour cloth or hair.
- What letters can be added to DYE?
- DYE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DYE:
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