DIESTRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIESTRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIESTRUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIESTRUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIESTRUS
No single letter turns DIESTRUS into another word.
How DIESTRUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIESTRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIESTRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIESTRUS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 DIESTRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The quiet stage of the reproductive cycle in many female mammals, between periods of heat.
Vets and breeders talk about diestrus when describing the phase after ovulation, when the body is either pregnant or settling back. It follows heat and comes before the next cycle starts. Hormone levels in diestrus differ sharply from those during heat.
How DIESTRUS is used
Used in veterinary and zoological writing about diestrus.
- The dog entered diestrus a few weeks after mating.
- Hormone tests help the vet confirm diestrus.
- During diestrus the mare will usually refuse a stallion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIESTRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIESTRUS
The 8 tiles of DIESTRUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DIESTRUS
1 longer words begin with DIESTRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIESTRUS
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Common questions about DIESTRUS
- Is DIESTRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIESTRUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIESTRUS worth?
- DIESTRUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIESTRUS mean?
- The quiet stage of the reproductive cycle in many female mammals, between periods of heat.
- What letters can be added to DIESTRUS?
- No single letter can be added to DIESTRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIESTRUS:
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