DIPLOCOCCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. DIPLOCOCCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOCOCCUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOCOCCUS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOCOCCUS
No single letter turns DIPLOCOCCUS into another word.
How DIPLOCOCCUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIPLOCOCCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DIPLOCOCCUS needs 1 blank tile.
What does DIPLOCOCCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A bacterium made of round cells that occur joined in pairs.
Under the microscope a diplococcus looks like two tiny beads stuck together. The best-known examples cause pneumonia and meningitis, so identifying the pairing helps diagnosis.
How DIPLOCOCCUS is used
Used in microbiology and clinical laboratory work.
- The smear showed a gram-positive diplococcus.
- A diplococcus was found in the patient's sputum sample.
- Pneumonia is often linked to a diplococcus in older textbooks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOCOCCUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about DIPLOCOCCUS
- Is DIPLOCOCCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOCOCCUS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOCOCCUS worth?
- DIPLOCOCCUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOCOCCUS mean?
- A bacterium made of round cells that occur joined in pairs.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOCOCCUS?
- No single letter can be added to DIPLOCOCCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIPLOCOCCUS:
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