DIABOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIABOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIABOLIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIABOLIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIABOLIC
No single letter turns DIABOLIC into another word.
How DIABOLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIABOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIABOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIABOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely evil or cruel, as if coming from the Devil.
The variant diabolical is far more common in speech, but diabolic is found in older and more formal prose. It can also describe cunning schemes that seem almost fiendish.
How DIABOLIC is used
Literary or formal; applied to plots, laughs, cruelty or cunning.
- He devised a diabolic plan.
- A diabolic laugh echoed through the hall.
- The tyrant showed diabolic cruelty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIABOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIABOLIC
The 8 tiles of DIABOLIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIABOLIC
4 longer words begin with DIABOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DIABOLIC
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Common questions about DIABOLIC
- Is DIABOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIABOLIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIABOLIC worth?
- DIABOLIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIABOLIC mean?
- Extremely evil or cruel, as if coming from the Devil.
- What letters can be added to DIABOLIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIABOLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIABOLIC:
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