DIPLOIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DIPLOIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOIC
No single letter turns DIPLOIC into another word.
How DIPLOIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIPLOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does DIPLOIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the spongy layer of bone found between the inner and outer plates of the skull.
The word diploic comes from anatomy and is tied to one specific tissue, the diploe of the cranium. Surgeons and radiologists meet it when describing skull bones and the veins that run through them.
How DIPLOIC is used
Used almost only in anatomy and medicine, as in diploic veins.
- The scan showed a small lesion in the diploic layer of the skull.
- A diploic vein carries blood out of the spongy part of the cranial bone.
- Diploic bone gives the skull strength without adding much weight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOIC
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Common questions about DIPLOIC
- Is DIPLOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOIC worth?
- DIPLOIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOIC mean?
- Relating to the spongy layer of bone found between the inner and outer plates of the skull.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIPLOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIPLOIC:
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