DILUVIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DILUVIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILUVIAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILUVIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILUVIAL
No single letter turns DILUVIAL into another word.
How DILUVIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILUVIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILUVIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILUVIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Connected with a flood, especially the great Flood of the Bible.
Diluvial is a learned, old-fashioned word that geologists once used for deposits they thought a flood had laid down. Today it mostly adds a grand or biblical tone.
How DILUVIAL is used
Literary or historical; rare in modern ordinary speech.
- The cliff showed diluvial gravel left by ancient waters.
- Nineteenth-century geologists spoke of diluvial theory.
- A diluvial rain fell on the valley for a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILUVIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILUVIAL
4 longer words begin with DILUVIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DILUVIAL
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Common questions about DILUVIAL
- Is DILUVIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILUVIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILUVIAL worth?
- DILUVIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILUVIAL mean?
- Connected with a flood, especially the great Flood of the Bible.
- What letters can be added to DILUVIAL?
- No single letter can be added to DILUVIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILUVIAL:
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