DICROTISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DICROTISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICROTISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICROTISM is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICROTISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dicrotismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICROTISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DICROTISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICROTISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICROTISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition in which the arterial pulse shows two beats for every single beat of the heart.
Doctors detect dicrotism by feeling the pulse or reading a pulse trace, where a second small wave follows the main one. It can occur in fever or when blood vessels are very relaxed.
How DICROTISM is used
Used in medicine for a double-beat pulse; the adjective is dicrotic.
- The physician noted dicrotism in the patient pulse.
- Dicrotism can appear during a high fever.
- A pulse trace made the dicrotism easy to see.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICROTISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICROTISM
1 longer words begin with DICROTISM.
Shorter words from the letters in DICROTISM
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Common questions about DICROTISM
- Is DICROTISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICROTISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICROTISM worth?
- DICROTISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICROTISM mean?
- A condition in which the arterial pulse shows two beats for every single beat of the heart.
- What letters can be added to DICROTISM?
- DICROTISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DICROTISM:
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