DILUVION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DILUVION 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 DILUVION?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILUVION is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILUVION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diluvionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILUVION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILUVION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILUVION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILUVION mean in Scrabble?
noun
raretechnical
A coarse deposit of gravel and sand once thought to have been laid by a great flood.
Diluvion belongs to old geology, from the time when scientists explained loose surface rubble by a universal deluge. Later work showed such material to be glacial drift, and the term faded.
How DILUVION is used
Rare and historical; found in older geology books.
- The old survey marked the gravel terrace as diluvion.
- Early writers described each diluvion as evidence of the Flood.
- Modern maps no longer use the word diluvion for glacial drift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILUVION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILUVION
1 longer words begin with DILUVION.
Shorter words from the letters in DILUVION
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Common questions about DILUVION
- Is DILUVION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILUVION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILUVION worth?
- DILUVION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILUVION mean?
- A coarse deposit of gravel and sand once thought to have been laid by a great flood.
- What letters can be added to DILUVION?
- DILUVION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILUVION:
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