DIMIDIATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. DIMIDIATION is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept DIMIDIATION?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful DIMIDIATION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DIMIDIATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DIMIDIATION scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in DIMIDIATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIMIDIATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DIMIDIATION

• The letter I appears four times in DIMIDIATION.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DIMIDIATION

1 longer words begin with DIMIDIATION.

Shorter words from the letters in DIMIDIATION

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Common questions about DIMIDIATION

Is DIMIDIATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIMIDIATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DIMIDIATION worth?

DIMIDIATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DIMIDIATION?

DIMIDIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.