DILATATION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DILATATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATATION?
| 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 DILATATION is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dilatationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILATATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DILATATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILATATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The widening or enlarging of an opening or hollow organ, or the state of being stretched wider.
Doctors often prefer dilatation to the shorter dilation, especially for blood vessels and the cervix. It is the same event seen as a process or a condition. In older writing it also meant long-winded speech.
How DILATATION is used
The word dilatation is used in medicine for enlargement of an organ or vessel.
- The scan revealed a dilatation of the aorta.
- Dilatation of the pupils happens in dim light.
- The procedure achieves dilatation of the narrowed artery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILATATION
2 longer words begin with DILATATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATATION
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Common questions about DILATATION
- Is DILATATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATATION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATATION worth?
- DILATATION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATATION mean?
- The widening or enlarging of an opening or hollow organ, or the state of being stretched wider.
- What letters can be added to DILATATION?
- DILATATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DILATATION:
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