DICROTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DICROTIC 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 DICROTIC?
| 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 DICROTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICROTIC
No single letter turns DICROTIC into another word.
How DICROTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DICROTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICROTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICROTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of a pulse, showing a double beat for each beat of the heart.
Doctors can feel or record the second small wave after the main pulse. The dicrotic notch is the dip on a pressure trace when the heart valve closes.
How DICROTIC is used
Medical term, often in the phrases dicrotic pulse and dicrotic notch.
- The nurse noted a dicrotic pulse.
- A dicrotic wave appeared on the chart.
- The dicrotic notch marks valve closure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICROTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DICROTIC
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Common questions about DICROTIC
- Is DICROTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICROTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICROTIC worth?
- DICROTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICROTIC mean?
- Of a pulse, showing a double beat for each beat of the heart.
- What letters can be added to DICROTIC?
- No single letter can be added to DICROTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DICROTIC:
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