Diet
/ˈdaɪət/
noun
- The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
"The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo."
- A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
- (by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.
"He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years."
adjective
- (of a food or beverage) Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.
"diet soda"
- Having certain traits subtracted.
"You folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal."
SYNONYMS
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Diet"
Diet is a 4-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "diet" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Diet" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "diet" is a low-scoring word.