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Is diss a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word diss is a Scrabble US word. The word diss is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is diss a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word diss is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

D2I1S1S1

Is diss a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word diss is a Words With Friends word. The word diss is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

DISS,

3-letter words (3 found)

DIS,IDS,SIS,

2-letter words (4 found)

DI,ID,IS,SI,

You can make 8 words from diss according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of diss

diss idss dsis sdis isds sids diss idss dsis sdis isds sids dssi sdsi dssi sdsi ssdi ssdi issd sisd issd sisd ssid ssid

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

Definitions and meaning of diss

diss

Alternative forms

  • dis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.

Verb

diss (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)

  1. (slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
    • 1905, 10 December, The Sunday Times (Perth), "A New Word", page 4:
      When a journalistic rival tries to "dis" you
      And to prejudice you in the public's eyes.
      Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue
      Of palpable, unmitigated lies."
Translations

Noun

diss (plural disses)

  1. (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
Synonyms
  • (British, slang) send
Related terms
  • diss song, diss track
Translations

Descendants

  • → Chinese: diss
  • → Dutch: diss, dissen
  • → German: dissen
  • → Polish: diss
  • → Swedish: diss

Etymology 2

Clipping of dissertation

Noun

diss (plural disses)

  1. (slang) Dissertation.

Etymology 3

From Arabic دِيس (dīs).

Noun

diss (uncountable)

  1. Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

Anagrams

  • ISDs, SDIs, SIDS, SIDs, SISD, SSID

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪs/

Verb

diss

  1. (slang) to diss (to show disrespect)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English diss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪs/
  • Hyphenation: diss
  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Homophone: dis

Noun

diss m (plural disses or dissen)

  1. (slang, hiphop) A diss.
    Vette diss, man! ― Sick diss, man!

Related terms

  • dissen

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English diss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: diss

Noun

diss m inan

  1. (slang) diss (insult or put-down)

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • diss in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

diss c

  1. (slang) diss, rejection

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org