DIAPSID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIAPSID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPSID?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPSID is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPSID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diapsidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIAPSID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIAPSID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What stands out about DIAPSID
- DIAPSID begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIAPSID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A reptile whose skull has two openings behind each eye.
The diapsid group includes lizards, snakes, crocodiles, dinosaurs and, in evolutionary terms, birds. Scientists use skull openings to sort reptiles into groups, and the diapsid pattern is one of the main ones. The word appears in textbooks on fossils and animal evolution.
How DIAPSID is used
A term from zoology and palaeontology.
- The lizard is a living diapsid with two openings on each side of the skull.
- Early diapsid fossils come from rocks over 250 million years old.
- Crocodiles are the best known diapsid reptiles of the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPSID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIAPSID
1 longer words begin with DIAPSID.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPSID
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Common questions about DIAPSID
- Is DIAPSID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPSID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPSID worth?
- DIAPSID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPSID mean?
- A reptile whose skull has two openings behind each eye.
- What letters can be added to DIAPSID?
- DIAPSID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIAPSID:
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