Is DILETTANTISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DILETTANTISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DILETTANTISH mean?
- adjective
showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
“his dilettantish efforts at painting”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DILETTANTISH
DILETTANTISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DILETTANTISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ditheist12
- handiest12
- handlist12
- shetland12
- stithied12
- dilettanti11
- hesitant11
- lathiest11
- thelitis11
- daleths11
- halides11
- handles11
- handsel11
- handset11
- inhaled11
- shitted11
- daintiest10
- denialist10
- disentail10
- dittanies10
- atheist10
- halites10
- hantles10
- heliast10
- inhales10
- lithest10
- lithias10
- sheitan10
- staithe10
- stealth10
- sthenia10
- tahinis10
- thistle10
- daleth10
- danish10
- deaths10
- delish10
- endash10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- halted10
- handle10
- hanted10
- hasted10
- hatted10
- hilted10
- hinted10
- histed10
- lashed10
- lathed10
- sandhi10
- shaled10
- shield10
- shined10
- tithed10
- titanites9
- adenitis9
- dainties9
- idealist9
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