DIAPHRAGM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DIAPHRAGM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPHRAGM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPHRAGM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPHRAGM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diaphragmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIAPHRAGM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIAPHRAGM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPHRAGM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPHRAGM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dome-shaped sheet of muscle below the lungs that separates the chest from the abdomen and drives breathing.
Singers and swimmers are taught to breathe from the diaphragm. The word also names any thin flexible membrane or partition, as in a loudspeaker, a camera lens or a contraceptive device.
How DIAPHRAGM is used
Anatomical first, but also used for thin vibrating parts in machines and instruments.
- Deep breathing makes the diaphragm contract and flatten.
- The microphone has a thin diaphragm that vibrates with sound.
- A sudden blow can knock the wind out by shocking the diaphragm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPHRAGM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIAPHRAGM
9 longer words begin with DIAPHRAGM.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPHRAGM
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Common questions about DIAPHRAGM
- Is DIAPHRAGM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPHRAGM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPHRAGM worth?
- DIAPHRAGM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPHRAGM mean?
- The dome-shaped sheet of muscle below the lungs that separates the chest from the abdomen and drives breathing.
- What letters can be added to DIAPHRAGM?
- DIAPHRAGM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIAPHRAGM:
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