DIMINISHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIMINISHINGS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DIMINISHINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIMINISHINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIMINISHINGS
No single letter turns DIMINISHINGS into another word.
How DIMINISHINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DIMINISHINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIMINISHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIMINISHINGS
- The letter I appears four times in DIMINISHINGS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DIMINISHINGS
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Common questions about DIMINISHINGS
- Is DIMINISHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DIMINISHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is DIMINISHINGS worth?
- DIMINISHINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIMINISHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to DIMINISHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DIMINISHINGS:
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