DIASPORE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIASPORE 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 DIASPORE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIASPORE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIASPORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diasporesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIASPORE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIASPORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIASPORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIASPORE
- All 8 letters of DIASPORE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIASPORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pale mineral made of hydrated aluminium oxide, found in flaky pearly masses.
Mineral collectors know diaspore as a source of aluminium in bauxite and emery deposits. Do not confuse it with diaspora, which concerns scattered peoples and is spelled with an extra letter.
How DIASPORE is used
Appears in geology and gemmology texts describing aluminium-bearing minerals.
- The museum case held a bright specimen of diaspore.
- Heated sharply, diaspore crackles and breaks into flakes.
- Clear diaspore is sometimes cut as a collector gemstone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIASPORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIASPORE
The 8 tiles of DIASPORE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIASPORE
1 longer words begin with DIASPORE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIASPORE
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Common questions about DIASPORE
- Is DIASPORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIASPORE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIASPORE worth?
- DIASPORE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIASPORE mean?
- A pale mineral made of hydrated aluminium oxide, found in flaky pearly masses.
- What letters can be added to DIASPORE?
- DIASPORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIASPORE:
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