DIASTEM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DIASTEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIASTEM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIASTEM is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIASTEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIASTEM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIASTEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does DIASTEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short break or gap in the deposition of rock layers; also, an interval in ancient Greek music.
Geologists use diastem for a minor pause in sedimentation that leaves no clear erosion surface. It is smaller than an unconformity, which marks a long missing span of time. The musical sense refers to a single step of the scale in Greek theory.
How DIASTEM is used
Technical term used in geology and in the history of music theory.
- A thin diastem separates the two beds of limestone.
- The diastem shows a short pause in the deposition of mud.
- Greek theorists measured a diastem as one degree of the scale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIASTEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIASTEM
The 7 tiles of DIASTEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIASTEM
5 longer words begin with DIASTEM.
Shorter words from the letters in DIASTEM
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Common questions about DIASTEM
- Is DIASTEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIASTEM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIASTEM worth?
- DIASTEM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIASTEM mean?
- A short break or gap in the deposition of rock layers; also, an interval in ancient Greek music.
- What letters can be added to DIASTEM?
- DIASTEM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIASTEM:
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