DIFFRACTIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIFFRACTIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DIFFRACTIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIFFRACTIVE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIFFRACTIVE
No single letter turns DIFFRACTIVE into another word.
How DIFFRACTIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIFFRACTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIFFRACTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DIFFRACTIVE
2 longer words begin with DIFFRACTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIFFRACTIVE
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Common questions about DIFFRACTIVE
- Is DIFFRACTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIFFRACTIVE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIFFRACTIVE worth?
- DIFFRACTIVE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIFFRACTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DIFFRACTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIFFRACTIVE:
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