DIANTHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DIANTHUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIANTHUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIANTHUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIANTHUS
No single letter turns DIANTHUS into another word.
How DIANTHUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIANTHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIANTHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIANTHUS
- All 8 letters of DIANTHUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIANTHUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of garden plants that includes the pinks, carnations and sweet williams.
Gardeners know a dianthus by its fringed petals and spicy scent. Many kinds stay low and tidy, which makes them popular for borders and rock gardens.
How DIANTHUS is used
Used by gardeners and in plant catalogues, often for the whole group.
- A mat of dianthus spilled over the edge of the path.
- She planted dianthus along the front of the border for its scent.
- Every dianthus in the nursery had fringed pink flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIANTHUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIANTHUS
1 longer words begin with DIANTHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIANTHUS
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Common questions about DIANTHUS
- Is DIANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIANTHUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIANTHUS worth?
- DIANTHUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIANTHUS mean?
- A genus of garden plants that includes the pinks, carnations and sweet williams.
- What letters can be added to DIANTHUS?
- No single letter can be added to DIANTHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIANTHUS:
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