DIARTHROSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DIARTHROSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIARTHROSIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIARTHROSIS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIARTHROSIS
No single letter turns DIARTHROSIS into another word.
How DIARTHROSIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIARTHROSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIARTHROSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIARTHROSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A freely movable joint, such as the knee or shoulder.
Anatomists use diarthrosis for joints that allow wide motion, in contrast to those that barely move. The plural is diarthroses, and the term sits beside synovial joint in textbooks.
How DIARTHROSIS is used
Technical term used in anatomy and physiology texts.
- The hip is a classic diarthrosis, allowing movement in several directions.
- Students learned to tell a diarthrosis from a fixed suture.
- Fluid inside a diarthrosis reduces friction between the bones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIARTHROSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIARTHROSIS
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Common questions about DIARTHROSIS
- Is DIARTHROSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIARTHROSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIARTHROSIS worth?
- DIARTHROSIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIARTHROSIS mean?
- A freely movable joint, such as the knee or shoulder.
- What letters can be added to DIARTHROSIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIARTHROSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIARTHROSIS:
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