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Is dingy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dingy is a Scrabble US word. The word dingy is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is dingy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dingy is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is dingy a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

DINGY,DYING,

4-letter words (1 found)

DING,

3-letter words (8 found)

DIG,DIN,GID,GIN,ING,NID,YID,YIN,

2-letter words (5 found)

DI,GI,ID,IN,NY,

You can make 16 words from dingy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dingy

dingy idngy dnigy ndigy indgy nidgy digny idgny dginy gdiny igdny gidny dngiy ndgiy dgniy gdniy ngdiy gndiy ingdy nigdy igndy gindy ngidy gnidy dinyg idnyg dniyg ndiyg indyg nidyg diyng idyng dying yding iydng yidng dnyig ndyig dynig ydnig nydig yndig inydg niydg iyndg yindg nyidg ynidg digyn idgyn dgiyn gdiyn igdyn gidyn diygn idygn dyign ydign iydgn yidgn dgyin gdyin dygin ydgin gydin ygdin igydn giydn iygdn yigdn gyidn ygidn dngyi ndgyi dgnyi gdnyi ngdyi gndyi dnygi ndygi dyngi ydngi nydgi yndgi dgyni gdyni dygni ydgni gydni ygdni ngydi gnydi nygdi yngdi gyndi ygndi ingyd nigyd ignyd ginyd ngiyd gniyd inygd niygd iyngd yingd nyigd ynigd igynd giynd iygnd yignd gyind ygind ngyid gnyid nygid yngid gynid ygnid

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Definitions and meaning of dingy

dingy

Etymology 1

From English dialectal (Kentish) dingy (“dirty”), of unknown origin, though probably from an unrecorded Middle English *dingy, *düngy, from Old English *dyncgiġ (“covered with dung, dirty”), an umlaut form of Old English duncge, dung (“dung”), equivalent to dung +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪn.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒi

Adjective

dingy (comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)

  1. dark, dull
    Synonyms: drab, gloomy, dreary, dismal; see also Thesaurus:dim
    Antonym: bright
  2. shabby, squalid, uncared-for
    Synonyms: grimy, dirty
    Antonym: pristine
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Etymology 2

Noun

dingy (plural dingies)

  1. Alternative form of dinghy

Verb

dingy (third-person singular simple present dingies, present participle dingying, simple past and past participle dingied)

  1. Alternative form of dinghy

References

  • “dingy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “dingy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • dying

Source: wiktionary.org