Is DINGIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DINGIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DINGIER mean?
Dingier is a form of DINGY.
- adjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
“a miner's begrimed face”
- adjective
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
“dirty”
- adjective
causing dejection
“a blue day”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 DINGIER
DINGIER 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 DINGIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dieing8
- dinger8
- engird8
- girned8
- reding8
- riding8
- ringed8
- deign7
- dinge7
- dirge7
- gride7
- grind7
- ridge7
- rigid7
- diner6
- genii6
- indie6
- indri6
- iring6
- reign6
- renig6
- ding6
- dreg6
- gied6
- gird6
- grid6
- deni5
- dine5
- dire5
- gien5
- girn5
- grin5
- ired5
- irid5
- nerd5
- nide5
- nidi5
- rend5
- ride5
- rind5
- ring5
- dig5
- ged5
- gid5
- rein4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- end4
- eng4
- erg4
- gen4
- gie4
- gin4
- neg4
- red4
- reg4
- rid4
- rig4
- ern3
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