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Is dyke a Scrabble word?

Yes, dyke is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 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 dyke?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (historical) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.UKhistorical

2. (dialect) Any navigable watercourse.UKdialectal

3. (dialect) Any watercourse.UKdialectal

4. (dialect) Any small body of water.Synonyms: puddle, pond, pool, lakelet, mereUKdialectal

5. (obsolete) Any hollow dug into the ground.Synonyms: den, cave, hole, pitUKobsolete

6. (now chiefly Australia, slang) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.Examples: "In Cubbaroo's dim distant past They built a double dyke. Back to back in the yard it stood An architectural dream in wood."AustraliaUKslang

verb (English)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch.Examples: "He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame."UKintransitivetransitive

2. (transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench.UKtransitive

3. (transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.ScotlandUKtransitive

4. (transitive or intransitive) To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.UKintransitivetransitive

5. (transitive) To scour a watercourse.UKtransitive

6. (transitive) To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.UKtransitive

noun (English)

1. (slang, usually derogatory, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.UKderogatoryoffensiveslangusually

2. (slang, usually derogatory, loosely, offensive) A non-heterosexual woman.UKbroadlyderogatoryoffensiveslangusually

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "dyke"?

Scrabble
12 points
D2
Y4
K5
E1
Words With Friends
11 points
D2
Y4
K5
E1

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