DIATREME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIATREME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIATREME?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIATREME is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIATREME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diatremesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIATREME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIATREME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIATREME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIATREME
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIATREME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A vertical pipe of broken rock formed when an explosive burst of gas tore through the crust.
Geologists study a diatreme because the diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes of southern Africa belong to this type of structure. It differs from an ordinary volcano by lacking a large cone built up from lava.
How DIATREME is used
Found in geology writing about explosive volcanic vents.
- The old diatreme was exposed by centuries of erosion.
- Gas pressure drove the diatreme upward through solid rock.
- Miners traced the diatreme down to a depth of hundreds of metres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIATREME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIATREME
The 8 tiles of DIATREME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DIATREME
1 longer words begin with DIATREME.
Shorter words from the letters in DIATREME
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Common questions about DIATREME
- Is DIATREME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIATREME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIATREME worth?
- DIATREME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIATREME mean?
- A vertical pipe of broken rock formed when an explosive burst of gas tore through the crust.
- What letters can be added to DIATREME?
- DIATREME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIATREME:
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