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Is dingus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dingus is a Scrabble US word. The word dingus is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

D2I1N1G2U1S1

Is dingus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dingus is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2I1N1G2U1S1

Is dingus a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dingus is a Words With Friends word. The word dingus is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1N2G3U2S1

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6-letter words (1 found)

DINGUS,

5-letter words (7 found)

DINGS,DUING,DUNGS,GUIDS,NIDUS,SUING,USING,

4-letter words (23 found)

DIGS,DING,DINS,DUGS,DUNG,DUNS,GIDS,GINS,GNUS,GUID,GUNS,INGS,NIDS,NUGS,SIGN,SIND,SING,SNIG,SNUG,SUID,SUNG,SUNI,UNIS,

3-letter words (29 found)

DIG,DIN,DIS,DUG,DUI,DUN,GID,GIN,GIS,GNU,GUN,GUS,IDS,ING,INS,NID,NIS,NUG,NUS,SIG,SIN,SUD,SUG,SUI,SUN,UDS,UGS,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (11 found)

DI,GI,GU,ID,IN,IS,NU,SI,UG,UN,US,

You can make 71 words from dingus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dingus

dingus

Alternative forms

  • dinges

Etymology

Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch dinges (“thingamajig, thingy; whatshisname, whatshername”), ding (“thing”). Probably also partly a borrowing from Afrikaans in view of its South African occurrence. The spelling dingus is remodeled to look like a Latin word ending in -us.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋɡəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəs

Noun

dingus (plural dinguses)

  1. (informal, North American, South African) A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
    Synonyms: thingamajig; see also Thesaurus:thingy
    • c. 2010, Van's Aircraft, RV-12 Plans, p. 5-30:
      "Drill #40 the .094 [2.4 mm] holes in the dingus. Dimple the #40 holes.”
  3. (informal, Canada, US, derogatory, sometimes affectionately humorous) A foolish, incompetent, or silly person.
    Synonym: doofus
  4. (slang, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: dink; see also Thesaurus:penis

Anagrams

  • gnudis, gundis, undigs

Source: wiktionary.org