DIP — 3 letter word
dip
The word dip has 3 letters: D, I, P. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate".
3 letter word "dip": D I P — verb
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends: 7
Letter Analysis of dip
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of dip
verb
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate "dip the garment into the cleaning solution" Synonyms: dunk
- to plunge one's hand or a receptacle into a container "I dipped into my pocket to retrieve my wallet."
- immerse in a disinfectant solution "dip the sheep"
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- to partially or totally submerge into a liquid "They dipped into the pool." Synonyms: duck, douse
- slope downwards "Our property dips towards the river"
- appear to move downward "The sun dipped below the horizon" Synonyms: sink
- lower briefly "I dipped my knee."
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam Synonyms: dim
- take a small amount from "I had to dip into my savings to buy holiday presents."
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- go down momentarily "Prices dipped"
- dip into a liquid while eating Synonyms: dunk
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface "dip water out of a container"
noun
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a brief swim in water Synonyms: plunge
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity Synonyms: fall
- a brief immersion
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places Synonyms: pickpocket, cutpurse
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon Synonyms: inclination
- a depression in an otherwise level surface "there was a dip in the road"