DIORITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DIORITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIORITE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIORITE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIORITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dioritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIORITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIORITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,165.
What does DIORITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A dark, coarse-grained igneous rock made mainly of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
Diorite has a speckled look from its mix of light and dark minerals. It is hard enough that ancient peoples carved statues and vessels from it.
How DIORITE is used
Geology term; diorite is often compared with granite.
- The statue was carved from green diorite.
- Diorite forms deep underground as magma cools.
- The quarry yields grey diorite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIORITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIORITE
1 longer words begin with DIORITE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIORITE
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Common questions about DIORITE
- Is DIORITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIORITE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIORITE worth?
- DIORITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIORITE mean?
- A dark, coarse-grained igneous rock made mainly of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- What letters can be added to DIORITE?
- DIORITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIORITE:
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