DYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYNE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYNE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about DYNE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DYNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of force in the centimetre-gram-second system.
Dyne is Greek for power and belongs to a system of units that physics has largely abandoned. One of the newer units equals a hundred thousand of them, which is why old figures look enormous.
How DYNE is used
Countable: one dyne, two dynes.
- A dyne is a very small force by modern standards.
- The word dyne is Greek for power.
- A hundred thousand dynes make one newer unit.
- Old measurements in dynes look enormous.
- Physics has largely abandoned the dyne.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DYNE
The 4 tiles of DYNE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DYNE
5 longer words begin with DYNE.
Words ending in DYNE
12 words end in DYNE. Useful as a back hook: play DYNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DYNE inside
12 words contain DYNE in the middle. Words that start with DYNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DYNE
Common questions about DYNE
- Is DYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYNE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYNE worth?
- DYNE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYNE mean?
- A unit of force in the centimetre-gram-second system.
- What letters can be added to DYNE?
- DYNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DYNE:
Open DYNE in the Word Finder