DILEMMATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DILEMMATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILEMMATIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILEMMATIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILEMMATIC
No single letter turns DILEMMATIC into another word.
How DILEMMATIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DILEMMATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILEMMATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILEMMATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Of the nature of a dilemma, that is, a difficult choice between two unwelcome alternatives.
Dilemmatic describes a situation or an argument built around a forced choice. It is rarer than saying that something is a dilemma, and mostly used in philosophy and formal writing. The word recalls the logical form of the dilemma itself.
How DILEMMATIC is used
Dilemmatic is used in philosophy, ethics and formal analysis.
- The council faced a dilemmatic choice between two costly plans.
- Her dilemmatic position left no good option.
- The author builds a dilemmatic argument and then resolves it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILEMMATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DILEMMATIC
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Common questions about DILEMMATIC
- Is DILEMMATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILEMMATIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILEMMATIC worth?
- DILEMMATIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILEMMATIC mean?
- Of the nature of a dilemma, that is, a difficult choice between two unwelcome alternatives.
- What letters can be added to DILEMMATIC?
- No single letter can be added to DILEMMATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DILEMMATIC:
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