DIARRHOEA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIARRHOEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIARRHOEA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIARRHOEA is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIARRHOEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIARRHOEA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIARRHOEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIARRHOEA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIARRHOEA
- DIARRHOEA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIARRHOEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishmedical
A condition in which the bowels empty frequently and the stools are loose and watery.
Diarrhoea is a common symptom of infection, food poisoning or an upset stomach, and it usually passes within days. In small children it needs watching because fluid loss is dangerous. The word is the standard British spelling, with diarrhea in American English.
How DIARRHOEA is used
Diarrhoea is the British spelling and is normal in health advice and everyday talk.
- Drink plenty of water if you have diarrhoea.
- The traveller suffered from diarrhoea for two days.
- Severe diarrhoea can lead to dehydration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIARRHOEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIARRHOEA
2 longer words begin with DIARRHOEA.
Shorter words from the letters in DIARRHOEA
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Common questions about DIARRHOEA
- Is DIARRHOEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIARRHOEA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIARRHOEA worth?
- DIARRHOEA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIARRHOEA mean?
- A condition in which the bowels empty frequently and the stools are loose and watery.
- What letters can be added to DIARRHOEA?
- DIARRHOEA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIARRHOEA:
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