DESMID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DESMID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESMID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESMID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESMID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desmidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESMID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESMID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about DESMID
- DESMID begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESMID mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A microscopic green alga of fresh water whose single cell is pinched into two mirror-image halves.
Desmids are favourites of amateur microscopists because their cells have ornate, symmetrical shapes, often with spines or lobes. They live in clean ponds, bogs and lakes, and their presence is commonly taken as a sign of unpolluted water. The name comes from a Greek word for a bond, referring to the narrow join between the halves.
How DESMID is used
Scientific term used in biology and microscopy.
- Under the lens, each desmid looked like a tiny green lace.
- A single desmid can be seen only with a microscope.
- The bog pool was full of desmid cells.
- She sketched a desmid with two perfect halves.
- The biologist counted every desmid in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESMID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESMID
2 longer words begin with DESMID.
Shorter words from the letters in DESMID
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Common questions about DESMID
- Is DESMID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESMID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESMID worth?
- DESMID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESMID mean?
- A microscopic green alga of fresh water whose single cell is pinched into two mirror-image halves.
- What letters can be added to DESMID?
- DESMID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESMID:
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