Definitions for dicasts

dicasts di·cast

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

Dicasts is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 173 anagrams from letters in dicasts (acdisst).

Definitions for dicasts

noun

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

Origin of dicasts

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 dicasts

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

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

Word Value for dicasts
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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