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Is dick a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dick is a Scrabble US word. The word dick is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word dick is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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4-letter words (1 found)

DICK,

3-letter words (3 found)

CID,ICK,KID,

2-letter words (3 found)

DI,ID,KI,

You can make 7 words from dick according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of dick

dick idck dcik cdik icdk cidk dikc idkc dkic kdic ikdc kidc dcki cdki dkci kdci ckdi kcdi ickd cikd ikcd kicd ckid kcid

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dick. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dick.

Definitions and meaning of dick

dick

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭk, IPA(key): /dɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Dick, pet form of the name Richard. The name Dick came to mean "everyman", whence the word acquired its other meanings.

Noun

dick (countable and uncountable, plural dicks)

  1. (countable, obsolete) A male person.
  2. (countable, slang) A detective, especially one working for the police; a police officer.
  3. (countable and uncountable, vulgar, slang) The penis.
  4. (countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk.
  5. (uncountable, US, Canada, vulgar, slang, uncommon) Absolutely nothing.
  6. (uncountable, vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse with a man.
    • 1991, quoted in Andrew Parker, Nationalisms & Sexualities, page 309:
      You better try and get some dick and take your mind off this bullshit.
Synonyms
  • (penis): See Thesaurus:penis
  • (contemptible person): See Thesaurus:git, Thesaurus:jerk
  • (nothing): See Thesaurus:nothing
Hypernyms
  • genitals
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations

Verb

dick (third-person singular simple present dicks, present participle dicking, simple past and past participle dicked)

  1. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (often with around or up).
  2. (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a man) To penetrate sexually.
Synonyms
  • (have sexual intercourse with): bone, go to bed with, schlong; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Derived terms
  • dick about
  • dick around
  • dick down
  • dick up

Etymology 2

A shortening and alteration of de(t)ec(tive).

Noun

dick (plural dicks)

  1. (dated, US, slang) A detective.
Derived terms
  • private dick
  • clever dick
Translations

Etymology 3

A shortening and alteration of dec(laration).

Noun

dick (plural dicks)

  1. (obsolete) A declaration.

Etymology 4

From a Cumbric numeral corresponding to Welsh deg, from Proto-Brythonic *deg.

Numeral

dick

  1. (Cumbria) Ten, in Cumbrian sheep counting.
Derived terms
See also
  • (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

References

  • Wirght, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
  • Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number[2], Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
  • Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide[3], Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

Anagrams

  • CDKI, cdki

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicki, dicchi (akin to Old Saxon thikki), from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī.

Compare Low German dick, Dutch dik, English thick, Danish tyk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Adjective

dick (strong nominative masculine singular dicker, comparative dicker, superlative am dicksten)

  1. thick
  2. fat

Declension

Antonyms

  • dünn

Derived terms

  • dicklich
  • dickstielig
  • dickfellig
  • dickhäutig

Further reading

  • “dick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “dick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “dick” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicki, dicchi, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tik/
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

dick (comparative dicker, superlative dickest)

  1. thick
  2. fat
  3. pregnant

Declension

Further reading

  • Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchi. Compare German dick, Dutch dik, English thick.

Adjective

dick

  1. thick
  2. close
  3. stout

Source: wiktionary.org