DIALLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIALLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIALLIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIALLIST is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIALLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diallistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIALLIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIALLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIALLIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIALLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishrare
A person who makes or studies sundials and similar dials.
The diallist is a craftsperson or scholar of dialling, the art of marking time by shadows. Most examples come from older books on clocks and sundials. Today a diallist is usually a hobbyist or a historian of timekeeping.
How DIALLIST is used
Found in older or specialist writing about a diallist's craft.
- The diallist carved the hour lines into the stone.
- A skilled diallist can plan a sundial for any latitude.
- The museum invited a diallist to explain the old garden dial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIALLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIALLIST
1 longer words begin with DIALLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in DIALLIST
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Common questions about DIALLIST
- Is DIALLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIALLIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIALLIST worth?
- DIALLIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIALLIST mean?
- A person who makes or studies sundials and similar dials.
- What letters can be added to DIALLIST?
- DIALLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIALLIST:
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