DIAPEDESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DIAPEDESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPEDESIS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPEDESIS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPEDESIS
No single letter turns DIAPEDESIS into another word.
How DIAPEDESIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DIAPEDESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPEDESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPEDESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The passage of blood cells through the intact walls of small blood vessels into nearby tissue.
Diapedesis lets white blood cells reach a site of infection without any tearing of the vessel. It is a normal part of inflammation, and the cells squeeze between the lining cells.
How DIAPEDESIS is used
Diapedesis is a medical and biological term.
- Diapedesis allows white cells to leave the capillary.
- The lecture explained diapedesis during inflammation.
- Swelling follows diapedesis at the wound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPEDESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPEDESIS
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Common questions about DIAPEDESIS
- Is DIAPEDESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPEDESIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPEDESIS worth?
- DIAPEDESIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPEDESIS mean?
- The passage of blood cells through the intact walls of small blood vessels into nearby tissue.
- What letters can be added to DIAPEDESIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIAPEDESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DIAPEDESIS:
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