DELIRIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DELIRIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELIRIUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELIRIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELIRIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deliriumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELIRIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DELIRIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELIRIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DELIRIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A disturbed state of mind with confusion, restlessness and false perceptions, often caused by fever or poisoning.
Doctors treat delirium as a sign of an underlying illness rather than a disease in itself. Outside medicine the word describes wild joy, as when a crowd goes into delirium after a last-minute goal.
How DELIRIUM is used
Delirium is both a clinical term and a vivid figure for extreme excitement.
- The patient fell into delirium on the third night of fever.
- Delirium swept the stadium when the home side equalised.
- In his delirium he spoke to people long since dead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELIRIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELIRIUM
1 longer words begin with DELIRIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DELIRIUM
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Common questions about DELIRIUM
- Is DELIRIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELIRIUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELIRIUM worth?
- DELIRIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELIRIUM mean?
- A disturbed state of mind with confusion, restlessness and false perceptions, often caused by fever or poisoning.
- What letters can be added to DELIRIUM?
- DELIRIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DELIRIUM:
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