DIAPOSITIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DIAPOSITIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPOSITIVE?
| 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 DIAPOSITIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPOSITIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diapositivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIAPOSITIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIAPOSITIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPOSITIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPOSITIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A positive photograph on transparent material, meant to be projected; a slide.
Photographers once used the diapositive for projection in lecture halls and family evenings. The word is mostly met in older or translated texts, because most English speakers simply say slide.
How DIAPOSITIVE is used
Rare and dated; "slide" or "transparency" is normal.
- She mounted each diapositive in a cardboard frame.
- The professor loaded a diapositive into the projector.
- An old diapositive showed the harbour in 1950.
- A box of diapositives was found in the attic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPOSITIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIAPOSITIVE
1 longer words begin with DIAPOSITIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPOSITIVE
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Common questions about DIAPOSITIVE
- Is DIAPOSITIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPOSITIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPOSITIVE worth?
- DIAPOSITIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPOSITIVE mean?
- A positive photograph on transparent material, meant to be projected; a slide.
- What letters can be added to DIAPOSITIVE?
- DIAPOSITIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIAPOSITIVE:
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