DIAPIR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIAPIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPIR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPIR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diapirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIAPIR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIAPIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does DIAPIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A mass of lighter, softer rock, often salt, that has pushed upward through the harder layers lying above it.
The term comes from a Greek word meaning to pierce, and it fits the way the buried material forces its way up like a plug. Because salt flows slowly under pressure, diapirs are common above thick salt beds, and the domes they create can trap oil and gas. Geologists also use the word for rising bodies of molten rock and mud.
How DIAPIR is used
Geological term; seen in textbooks and in oil exploration reports.
- A salt diapir had lifted the plain into a low rounded hill.
- The drilling crew targeted the flank of the diapir where oil collects.
- Over millions of years the diapir pierced through the younger strata.
- The map shows a diapir beneath the old mining town.
- Each diapir in the basin grew from the same buried salt layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIAPIR
4 longer words begin with DIAPIR.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPIR
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Common questions about DIAPIR
- Is DIAPIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPIR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPIR worth?
- DIAPIR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPIR mean?
- A mass of lighter, softer rock, often salt, that has pushed upward through the harder layers lying above it.
- What letters can be added to DIAPIR?
- DIAPIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIAPIR:
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