DIATOMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIATOMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIATOMIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIATOMIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIATOMIC
No single letter turns DIATOMIC into another word.
How DIATOMIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIATOMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIATOMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIATOMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Made up of two atoms joined in a single molecule.
Oxygen and nitrogen in the air are diatomic, and so is hydrogen gas. Noble gases are different, because they exist as single atoms.
How DIATOMIC is used
Chemistry term, usually before molecule, gas or element.
- Oxygen is a diatomic gas.
- A diatomic molecule has only one bond.
- Students listed the diatomic elements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIATOMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIATOMIC
2 longer words begin with DIATOMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DIATOMIC
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Common questions about DIATOMIC
- Is DIATOMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIATOMIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIATOMIC worth?
- DIATOMIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIATOMIC mean?
- Made up of two atoms joined in a single molecule.
- What letters can be added to DIATOMIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIATOMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIATOMIC:
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