DIASPORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DIASPORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIASPORIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIASPORIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIASPORIC
No single letter turns DIASPORIC into another word.
How DIASPORIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIASPORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIASPORIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIASPORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a diaspora, meaning a people scattered far from their original homeland.
Diasporic communities keep language, food and customs alive in new countries. Scholars write about diasporic identity, which blends loyalty to a distant homeland with life in the place where people now live.
How DIASPORIC is used
Used in cultural and historical writing about dispersed peoples.
- The festival celebrates diasporic music from three continents.
- She wrote a thesis on diasporic literature.
- Diasporic families often gather for holidays across borders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIASPORIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIASPORIC
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Common questions about DIASPORIC
- Is DIASPORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIASPORIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIASPORIC worth?
- DIASPORIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIASPORIC mean?
- Relating to a diaspora, meaning a people scattered far from their original homeland.
- What letters can be added to DIASPORIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIASPORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIASPORIC:
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