DICENTRA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DICENTRA 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 DICENTRA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICENTRA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICENTRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dicentrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICENTRA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DICENTRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICENTRA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DICENTRA
- All 8 letters of DICENTRA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DICENTRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant with feathery leaves and drooping, heart-shaped flowers, including the bleeding heart.
Gardeners plant dicentra in shady borders, where its arching stems carry rows of pink or white blossoms in spring. The genus also includes the wild Dutchman's breeches of woodland.
How DICENTRA is used
Used in horticulture and botany for plants of this genus.
- A clump of dicentra bloomed beside the garden path.
- The dicentra dies back after flowering in early summer.
- We bought a pink dicentra at the plant sale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICENTRA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DICENTRA
The 8 tiles of DICENTRA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DICENTRA
1 longer words begin with DICENTRA.
Shorter words from the letters in DICENTRA
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Common questions about DICENTRA
- Is DICENTRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICENTRA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICENTRA worth?
- DICENTRA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICENTRA mean?
- A garden plant with feathery leaves and drooping, heart-shaped flowers, including the bleeding heart.
- What letters can be added to DICENTRA?
- DICENTRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DICENTRA:
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