Only in Collins.
DI is valid in the international Collins list used for crossword tile games outside North America, but not in the North American list.
DI is valid in the international Collins list but not in the NASPA Word List 2023, the North American list. If your group plays with the Collins toggle on, it counts; otherwise it can be challenged off the board.
About DI
DI is a Latin plural, the gods of Roman religion, as in the phrase di immortales. Collins players use it to place a D next to an I.
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DI scores 3 points
Before any bonus squares: D 2 + I 1 = 3. On a double-word square that's 6, on a triple-word 9, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: DI as the first play
Later in the game, put the D on a 3L square and DI is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After DI (10):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from DI
Words that start with DI:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of DI and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of DI:
- IDa part of the psyche
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
DI + A
- AIDgive help or assistance
DI + D
- DIDform of DO: engage in
DI + E
- DIEpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
DI + H
- HIDform of HIDE: prevent from being seen or discovered
DI + K
- KIDa young person of either sex
DI + L
- LIDeither of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
Memory tip
DI is a plural of “deus”, the Latin word for a god. It is valid only in the Collins list; in North America, flip it to ID instead.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with D
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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