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Is ditto a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ditto is a Scrabble US word. The word ditto is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

D2I1T1T1O1

Is ditto a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ditto is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

D2I1T1T1O1

Is ditto a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ditto is a Words With Friends word. The word ditto is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1T1T1O1

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5-letter words (1 found)

DITTO,

4-letter words (3 found)

DITT,DOIT,TOIT,

3-letter words (6 found)

DIT,DOT,TID,TIT,TOD,TOT,

2-letter words (9 found)

DI,DO,ID,IO,IT,OD,OI,TI,TO,

You can make 19 words from ditto according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ditto

ditto

English

Etymology

First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to English dittography or Italian dito (“finger”).

The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪtəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪtoʊ/, [ˈdɪɾoʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ

Noun

ditto (plural dittos or dittoes)

  1. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
  2. (US, informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
  3. (by extension) A copy; an imitation.
  4. The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
    Synonyms: (abbreviation, dated) do., (abbreviation, rare) do
  5. (historical, in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same color throughout.
  6. (education, uncommon) Synonym of worksheet (“a sheet of paper or computerized document”).

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

ditto (not comparable)

  1. As said before, likewise.

Translations

Verb

ditto (third-person singular simple present dittos, present participle dittoing, simple past and past participle dittoed)

  1. (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
    Synonyms: ape, echo
  2. (US) To make a copy using a ditto machine.

Translations

Interjection

ditto

  2. Used as an expression of agreement with what another person has said, or to indicate that what they have said equally applies to the person being addressed.

Dutch

Adjective

ditto (not comparable)

  1. dated spelling of dito

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From older Italian ditto. Doublet of diktum.

Adverb

ditto

  1. ditto

Interjection

ditto

  1. ditto

Portuguese

Noun

ditto m (plural dittos)

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Adjective

ditto (feminine ditta, masculine plural dittos, feminine plural dittas)

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Verb

ditto

  1. obsolete spelling of dito

Source: wiktionary.org