DIASPORA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIASPORA 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 DIASPORA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIASPORA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIASPORA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diasporasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIASPORA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIASPORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIASPORA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIASPORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A population scattered far from its ancestral homeland, or the dispersal itself.
Historians first applied diaspora to the Jewish communities living outside Israel, but the term now fits many displaced peoples. It stresses a lasting link to a place of origin even after generations abroad.
How DIASPORA is used
Used in history, sociology and everyday news when talking about emigrant communities around the world.
- The Irish diaspora is far larger than the population of Ireland itself.
- A diaspora often keeps its language alive through festivals and schools.
- Remittances from the diaspora supported many families back home.
- She wrote a novel about the Armenian diaspora.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIASPORA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIASPORA
1 longer words begin with DIASPORA.
Shorter words from the letters in DIASPORA
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Common questions about DIASPORA
- Is DIASPORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIASPORA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIASPORA worth?
- DIASPORA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIASPORA mean?
- A population scattered far from its ancestral homeland, or the dispersal itself.
- What letters can be added to DIASPORA?
- DIASPORA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIASPORA:
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