DIAPHORETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DIAPHORETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPHORETIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPHORETIC is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPHORETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diaphoreticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIAPHORETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIAPHORETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPHORETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPHORETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Causing or promoting sweat; also, sweating heavily.
A diaphoretic herb or drug is taken to bring on a sweat and help break a fever, according to older remedies. Clinicians also describe a clammy, sweating patient as diaphoretic. The word may be used as a noun for the remedy itself.
How DIAPHORETIC is used
Medical; used for remedies and for describing symptoms.
- The nurse noted that the patient was pale and diaphoretic.
- Elderflower was once valued as a diaphoretic tea.
- A diaphoretic dose was prescribed to bring down the fever.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPHORETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIAPHORETIC
1 longer words begin with DIAPHORETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPHORETIC
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Common questions about DIAPHORETIC
- Is DIAPHORETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPHORETIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPHORETIC worth?
- DIAPHORETIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPHORETIC mean?
- Causing or promoting sweat; also, sweating heavily.
- What letters can be added to DIAPHORETIC?
- DIAPHORETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIAPHORETIC:
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