DYED is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DYED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYED?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYED is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYED
No single letter turns DYED into another word.
How DYED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DYED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does DYED mean in Scrabble?
verb
To dye — the past form.
Dyed keeps a letter that most verbs would drop, because the present participle would otherwise collide with a very different word. English tolerates the irregular spelling to keep the two apart.
How DYED is used
Past tense of dye. The participle keeps the e.
- They dyed the whole batch and it came out uneven.
- The word dyed keeps a letter most verbs drop.
- Dyed in the wool means committed and comes from cloth.
- The spelling of dyed avoids a collision with another word.
- Two shirts dyed together and neither the same shade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DYED
The 4 tiles of DYED in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in DYED
4 words end in DYED. Useful as a back hook: play DYED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in DYED
Common questions about DYED
- Is DYED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYED, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYED worth?
- DYED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYED mean?
- To dye — the past form.
- What letters can be added to DYED?
- No single letter can be added to DYED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DYED:
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