DIABETES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIABETES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIABETES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIABETES is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIABETES
No single letter turns DIABETES into another word.
How DIABETES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIABETES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIABETES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIABETES mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A long-term disease in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in the blood.
In diabetes the body makes too little insulin or cannot use it well, so glucose builds up. Patients manage the illness with diet, exercise, tablets or injections, and regular checks help avoid complications.
How DIABETES is used
Diabetes usually refers to diabetes mellitus, and type 1 and type 2 are the main forms.
- His diabetes is controlled with daily insulin.
- Doctors urged her to test for diabetes after the check-up.
- Diet plays a large part in preventing type 2 diabetes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIABETES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIABETES
The 8 tiles of DIABETES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DIABETES
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Common questions about DIABETES
- Is DIABETES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIABETES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIABETES worth?
- DIABETES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIABETES mean?
- A long-term disease in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in the blood.
- What letters can be added to DIABETES?
- No single letter can be added to DIABETES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIABETES:
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