DIECIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIECIOUS 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 DIECIOUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIECIOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIECIOUS
No single letter turns DIECIOUS into another word.
How DIECIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIECIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIECIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIECIOUS
- DIECIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIECIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having male and female reproductive organs on separate individual plants or animals.
A diecious plant such as holly needs a male and a female specimen for berries to form. The condition contrasts with plants carrying both kinds of flower on one body.
How DIECIOUS is used
Used in biology, mostly about plants, to describe separate-sexed species.
- Holly is a diecious shrub, so only the female bears berries.
- Gardeners must plant both sexes of a diecious kiwi vine.
- The botanist labelled the species diecious in her notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIECIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIECIOUS
3 longer words begin with DIECIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIECIOUS
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Common questions about DIECIOUS
- Is DIECIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIECIOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIECIOUS worth?
- DIECIOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIECIOUS mean?
- Having male and female reproductive organs on separate individual plants or animals.
- What letters can be added to DIECIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DIECIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIECIOUS:
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