Definitions For Dictating

verb

  • To speak or read (something) to a person who writes it down or to a machine that records it
  • To say or state (something) with authority or power
  • To make (something) necessary

noun

  • An order or direction given with authority
  • A rule or principle that guides something (such as an activity or a person's behavior)

Is Dictating a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Dictating is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Dictating in a Sentence

  • She's dictating a letter to her secretary.
  • They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.
  • Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.
  • A starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code

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