DIASTOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DIASTOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIASTOLIC?
| 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 DIASTOLIC is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIASTOLIC
No single letter turns DIASTOLIC into another word.
How DIASTOLIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIASTOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIASTOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIASTOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart relaxes and fills with blood.
When a nurse reads a blood pressure result, the lower number is the diastolic one. It reflects the pressure in the arteries between beats. A high diastolic reading can be a warning sign even when the upper figure looks normal.
How DIASTOLIC is used
Diastolic is common in medicine, especially in blood pressure readings.
- His diastolic pressure was slightly higher than normal.
- The doctor recorded a diastolic reading of eighty.
- Diastolic function declines in some older patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIASTOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIASTOLIC
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Common questions about DIASTOLIC
- Is DIASTOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIASTOLIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIASTOLIC worth?
- DIASTOLIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIASTOLIC mean?
- Relating to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart relaxes and fills with blood.
- What letters can be added to DIASTOLIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIASTOLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIASTOLIC:
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