DICHROMATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. DICHROMATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICHROMATIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICHROMATIC is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICHROMATIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dichromaticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICHROMATIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DICHROMATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICHROMATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICHROMATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having or showing two colours, or seeing only two of the three primary colours.
Some bird species are dichromatic, with males and females coloured differently. In human vision it refers to a form of colour blindness where one of the three kinds of cone cell is missing.
How DICHROMATIC is used
Used in biology, optics and vision science.
- The dichromatic plumage helps tell the sexes apart.
- A dichromatic viewer may confuse red and green.
- The lamp gave a dichromatic glow of blue and gold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICHROMATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICHROMATIC
3 longer words begin with DICHROMATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DICHROMATIC
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Common questions about DICHROMATIC
- Is DICHROMATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICHROMATIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICHROMATIC worth?
- DICHROMATIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICHROMATIC mean?
- Having or showing two colours, or seeing only two of the three primary colours.
- What letters can be added to DICHROMATIC?
- DICHROMATIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DICHROMATIC:
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