DYKE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DYKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYKE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYKE is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DYKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does DYKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ditch, or an embankment holding back water.
Dyke names both the ditch and the bank thrown up beside it, which sounds contradictory until you dig one and see where the earth goes. A separate and unrelated use as a term for a lesbian is widely reclaimed inside that community and remains an insult outside it.
How DYKE is used
Countable: a dyke, two dykes. Also spelled dike.
- A dyke is the ditch and the bank beside it at once.
- The word dyke covers what is dug out and what is piled up.
- Two dykes either side of the same field.
- A sea dyke holds water back and a field dyke drains it.
- The Dutch built dykes where the English built walls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYKE
3 longer words begin with DYKE.
Words ending in DYKE
2 words end in DYKE. Useful as a back hook: play DYKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DYKE inside
6 words contain DYKE in the middle. Words that start with DYKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DYKE
Common questions about DYKE
- Is DYKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYKE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYKE worth?
- DYKE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYKE mean?
- A ditch, or an embankment holding back water.
- What letters can be added to DYKE?
- DYKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DYKE:
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