Dig
/dɪɡ/
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts3 letters
Definition of Dig
noun
- An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
- A plodding and laborious student.
- A thrust; a poke.
"He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke."
- A tool for digging.
- A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
verb
- To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
"If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground."
- To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
"to dig potatoes"
- To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
- To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
- To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
"to dig out the facts"
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
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 "Dig"
Dig is a 3-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "dig" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Dig" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dig" is a low-scoring word.