DIPLOMAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIPLOMAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOMAT?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOMAT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOMAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPLOMAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPLOMAT, 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 | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPLOMAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIPLOMAT
- All 8 letters of DIPLOMAT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIPLOMAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official who represents a country in dealings with other countries.
The term is also used loosely for anyone who handles delicate situations without causing offence. A good diplomat reads a room and chooses words with care.
How DIPLOMAT is used
Applies both to professional envoys and to tactful people in general.
- The diplomat met the foreign minister.
- He is a natural diplomat in family quarrels.
- A veteran diplomat negotiated the treaty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOMAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPLOMAT
24 longer words begin with DIPLOMAT.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOMAT
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Common questions about DIPLOMAT
- Is DIPLOMAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOMAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOMAT worth?
- DIPLOMAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOMAT mean?
- An official who represents a country in dealings with other countries.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOMAT?
- DIPLOMAT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPLOMAT:
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