Definitions for dicast

dicast di·cast

Spelling: [dahy-kast, dik-ast]
IPA: /ˈdaɪ kæst, ˈdɪk æst/

Dicast is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in dicast (acdist).

Definitions for dicast

noun

  1. (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.

Origin of dicast

1700-10; Greek dikastḗs a juryman, equivalent to *dikad-, base of dikázein to judge, determine (derivative of díkē right, law, order) + -tēs agentive suffix

Examples for dicast

dicast, Dikast, dī′kast, n. one of the 6000 Athenians annually chosen to act as judges.

A juror or dicast would receive the same sum for attendance, and the courts or juries often consisted of 500 persons.

Word Value for dicast
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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