DILUTION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DILUTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILUTION?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILUTION is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILUTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dilutionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILUTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILUTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILUTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILUTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of making something weaker, especially a liquid, by adding water or another substance.
A chemist measures dilution as a ratio, while a cook may simply taste for strength. The word also covers lost force or quality in non-physical things, and in finance dilution describes shares losing value when more are issued. Context decides which dilution is meant.
How DILUTION is used
Used in science, cooking, business and figurative speech about dilution.
- Dilution with water made the juice milder.
- The investors feared dilution of their shares.
- Critics warned of a dilution of the original message.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILUTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DILUTION
The 8 tiles of DILUTION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DILUTION
2 longer words begin with DILUTION.
Shorter words from the letters in DILUTION
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Common questions about DILUTION
- Is DILUTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILUTION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILUTION worth?
- DILUTION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILUTION mean?
- The act of making something weaker, especially a liquid, by adding water or another substance.
- What letters can be added to DILUTION?
- DILUTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILUTION:
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