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Dilettante

d 2i 1l 1e 1t 1t 1a 1n 1t 1e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 10 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dilettante mean?

noun

  1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

    Synonymsdabblersciolist

adjective

  1. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish

    “his dilettantish efforts at painting”

    Synonymsdilettantishdilettanteishsciolistic

Is DILETTANTE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DILETTANTE worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2i 1l 1e 1t 1t 1a 1n 1t 1e 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
d 2i 1l 2e 1t 1t 1a 1n 2t 1e 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2i 1l 1e 1t 1t 1a 1n 1t 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
d 2i 1l 2e 1t 1t 1a 1n 1t 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DILETTANTE

Hooks for DILETTANTE

Add one letter to the front or back of DILETTANTE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dilettantes

Words that end like DILETTANTE

Common words that share the ending -ANTE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

vigilante
All words ending in -ANTE

Dilettante: quick answers

Is DILETTANTE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DILETTANTE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DILETTANTE worth?
DILETTANTE scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dilettante mean?
As a noun, dilettante means “an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DILETTANTE?
You can make 347 shorter words from DILETTANTE, such as DATELINE, ENTAILED, ENTITLED, LINEATED. See the full list.