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Is dictionary a Scrabble word?

Yes, dictionary is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of dictionary?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (by extension) A reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia.Examples: "a law dictionary"; "a dictionary of sports"broadly

2. (figurative) A person or thing regarded as a repository or compendium of information.figuratively

3. (with of or possessive, frequently figurative, especially derogatory) The collection of words used or understood by a particular person; vocabulary.derogatoryespeciallypossessivewith-of

4. (preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.Examples: "Look it up in the dictionary, and what do you find?"; "By 1986 the name Walkman was included as a word in the English dictionary."

5. (computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (sense 1).Examples: "User calls RouteCollection.GetVirtualPath, passing in a RequestContext, a dictionary of values, and an optional route name used to select the correct route to generate the URL."

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To look up in a dictionary.transitive

2. (transitive) To add to a dictionary.Examples: "By a reference to the following dictionaried abbreviations, the simplicity and harmony of each sentence will be manifestly apparent; although it does not embrace everything, and could not, as it would be far too voluminous for general use."; "Should I use a word that a lot of people use but isn't in the dictionary? Uncle Phil would rather get a root canal than say he was scrapbooking, because the word isn't dictionaried."transitive

3. (intransitive, rare) To compile a dictionary.Examples: "They [dictionary-makers] may have had their romance at home—may have been crossed in love, and thence driven to dictionarying; may have been involved in domestic tragedies—who can say?"intransitiverare

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "dictionary"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "dictionary"?

Scrabble
16 points
D2
I1
C3
T1
I1
O1
N1
A1
R1
Y4
Words With Friends
17 points
D2
I1
C4
T1
I1
O1
N2
A1
R1
Y4

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