DICTYOSTELE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DICTYOSTELE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2i1c3t1y4o1s1t1e1l1e1
PlayableDICTYOSTELE · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DICTYOSTELE?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful DICTYOSTELE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICTYOSTELE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dictyostelesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICTYOSTELE scores
Scrabble d2i1c3t1y4o1s1t1e1l1e1 17
Words with Friends d2i1c4t1y3o1s1t1e1l2e1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in DICTYOSTELE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICTYOSTELE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DICTYOSTELE
1 longer words begin with DICTYOSTELE.
Shorter words from the letters in DICTYOSTELE
dicotyls14 scolytid14 sottedly12 closeted11 cottised11 docilest11 escotted11 coletits10 telestic10 testicle10 doiltest9 toileted9 cystoid13 cytodes13 dicotyl13 cotyles12 society12 toyetic12 distyle11 dottily11 doylies11 eyelids11 seedily11 styloid11 cestode10 cestoid10 clotted10 coedits10 coldest10 coldies10 cotised10 cottids10 deceits10 deciles10 dectets10 delices10 delicts10 detects10 diocese10 eclosed10
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Common questions about DICTYOSTELE
- Is DICTYOSTELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICTYOSTELE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICTYOSTELE worth?
- DICTYOSTELE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DICTYOSTELE?
- DICTYOSTELE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DICTYOSTELE:
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