DILATANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DILATANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATANT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dilatantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILATANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILATANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILATANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Increasing in thickness or volume when stirred or put under sudden stress.
A dilatant fluid, such as a thick cornflour paste, acts almost solid when hit and flows when handled gently. Engineers study dilatant materials for body armour and shock protection. The term can also mean something that widens or expands.
How DILATANT is used
Used in physics and materials science for a dilatant fluid.
- Cornflour and water make a simple dilatant mixture.
- The dilatant gel hardened when struck.
- Researchers tested a dilatant fabric for protective clothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILATANT
1 longer words begin with DILATANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATANT
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Common questions about DILATANT
- Is DILATANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATANT worth?
- DILATANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATANT mean?
- Increasing in thickness or volume when stirred or put under sudden stress.
- What letters can be added to DILATANT?
- DILATANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILATANT:
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