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Is dike a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dike is a Scrabble US word. The word dike is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

D2I1K5E1

Is dike a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dike is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2I1K5E1

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Yes. The word dike is a Words With Friends word. The word dike is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

DIKE,

3-letter words (7 found)

DEI,DIE,EIK,IDE,IKE,KED,KID,

2-letter words (5 found)

DE,DI,ED,ID,KI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from dike according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of dike

dike idke dkie kdie ikde kide diek idek deik edik iedk eidk dkei kdei deki edki kedi ekdi iked kied iekd eikd keid ekid

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

Definitions and meaning of dike

dike

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

dike (plural dikes)

  1. (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
Derived terms
  • fill-dike

Verb

dike (third-person singular simple present dikes, present participle diking, simple past and past participle diked)

  1. (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.

Etymology 2

Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of deck and deck out or influenced by them.

Verb

dike (third-person singular simple present dikes, present participle diking, simple past and past participle diked)

  1. (US dialect slang, obsolete) To be well dressed.
Derived terms
  • diked out
  • diked up

Noun

dike (plural dikes)

  1. Alternative form of deck: (US dialect slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man.
  2. (US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
  3. Alternative form of dyke, Alternative form of deck: (slang, usually derogatory) a masculine woman; a lesbian.
Derived terms
  • out on a dike

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary. "dike, n.² and v.²".
  • Oxford English Dictionary. "dike | dyke, n.³".

Anagrams

  • IDEK, idek

Esperanto

Adverb

dike

  1. thickly

Lindu

Noun

dike

  1. dog

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse díki, from Proto-Germanic *dīkiją, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (whence also English ditch).

Noun

dike n

  1. ditch; a small canal, for irrigation or drainage

Usage notes

  • The phrase "köra i diket" (to ditch) is used also when there's no ditch.

Declension

Related terms

References

  • dike in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dique, from Dutch dijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdike/, [ˈdi.xɛ]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ke

Noun

dike (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. dike (US); dyke
    Synonyms: saplad, prinsa

Derived terms

  • dikehan

Further reading

  • “dike”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Source: wiktionary.org