DIATONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIATONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIATONIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIATONIC is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIATONIC
No single letter turns DIATONIC into another word.
How DIATONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIATONIC, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIATONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIATONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Built only from the notes of a standard major or minor scale, without chromatic extras.
A diatonic tune stays inside its key, unlike chromatic music that borrows outside notes. Most folk songs and hymns are diatonic, which helps them feel natural to sing.
How DIATONIC is used
Common in music theory when describing scales, chords and melodies.
- The hymn uses a simple diatonic melody.
- On a diatonic harmonica, some notes are missing from the scale.
- Students first learn diatonic intervals before studying chromatic ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIATONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIATONIC
The 8 tiles of DIATONIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIATONIC
3 longer words begin with DIATONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DIATONIC
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Common questions about DIATONIC
- Is DIATONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIATONIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIATONIC worth?
- DIATONIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIATONIC mean?
- Built only from the notes of a standard major or minor scale, without chromatic extras.
- What letters can be added to DIATONIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIATONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIATONIC:
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