DIGASTRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIGASTRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIGASTRIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIGASTRIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIGASTRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
digastricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIGASTRIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIGASTRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIGASTRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIGASTRIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A muscle with two fleshy parts joined by a tendon, especially the muscle under the jaw that helps open the mouth.
The name means two bellies in Greek, which describes the shape of the muscle exactly. It sits beneath the chin and lowers the jaw while raising the hyoid bone. Anatomy students also meet it as an adjective in the phrase digastric muscle.
How DIGASTRIC is used
Digastric appears in anatomy texts, often as the digastric muscle.
- The digastric pulls the lower jaw downward when you yawn.
- Surgeons take care to avoid the digastric when operating on the neck.
- The anterior belly of the digastric is supplied by a branch of the trigeminal nerve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIGASTRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIGASTRIC
1 longer words begin with DIGASTRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DIGASTRIC
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Common questions about DIGASTRIC
- Is DIGASTRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIGASTRIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIGASTRIC worth?
- DIGASTRIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIGASTRIC mean?
- A muscle with two fleshy parts joined by a tendon, especially the muscle under the jaw that helps open the mouth.
- What letters can be added to DIGASTRIC?
- DIGASTRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIGASTRIC:
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