DIAPHYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DIAPHYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPHYSIS?
| 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 DIAPHYSIS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPHYSIS
No single letter turns DIAPHYSIS into another word.
How DIAPHYSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIAPHYSIS, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPHYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPHYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The long central shaft of a long bone, between its two ends.
Doctors read X-rays for fractures of the diaphysis, which is the hard, tube-like middle of bones such as the femur. The ends of such a bone are called epiphyses.
How DIAPHYSIS is used
Anatomical and orthopedic term.
- The fracture ran across the diaphysis of the femur.
- Growth of the diaphysis lengthens the bone in children.
- The surgeon fixed a rod inside the diaphysis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPHYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPHYSIS
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Common questions about DIAPHYSIS
- Is DIAPHYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPHYSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPHYSIS worth?
- DIAPHYSIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPHYSIS mean?
- The long central shaft of a long bone, between its two ends.
- What letters can be added to DIAPHYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIAPHYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIAPHYSIS:
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