DIEL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DIEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIEL?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful DIEL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dielsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIEL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DIEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about DIEL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIEL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoology
Occurring within or relating to a full twenty-four-hour period, including both day and night.
Scientists use diel to describe patterns that repeat once every twenty-four hours, such as a diel cycle of feeding or movement that covers both daytime and nighttime behaviour. This distinguishes it from patterns tied only to daylight.
How DIEL is used
Technical; used mainly in biology and ecology rather than everyday speech.
- The fish showed a clear diel pattern of feeding at dawn and dusk.
- Researchers tracked the animal's diel activity over several weeks.
- The diel cycle included both surface feeding and deep-water rest.
- Temperature changes drove the insect's diel behaviour.
- The study measured diel variation in oxygen levels in the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIEL
The 4 tiles of DIEL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DIEL
8 longer words begin with DIEL.
Shorter words from the letters in DIEL
Common questions about DIEL
- Is DIEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIEL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIEL worth?
- DIEL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIEL mean?
- Occurring within or relating to a full twenty-four-hour period, including both day and night.
- What letters can be added to DIEL?
- DIEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DIEL:
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