DIPLOPHASE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DIPLOPHASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPLOPHASE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPLOPHASE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPLOPHASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diplophasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPLOPHASE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DIPLOPHASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPLOPHASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIPLOPHASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The stage in a life cycle in which cells carry two sets of chromosomes.
In animals nearly the whole life is spent in the diplophase, but in many algae and fungi it is brief. The diplophase begins at fertilisation and ends when meiosis halves the chromosome number.
How DIPLOPHASE is used
A genetics and botany term.
- The diplophase dominates the life cycle of most mammals.
- In this alga the diplophase lasts only a few days.
- Fertilisation marks the start of the diplophase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPLOPHASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPLOPHASE
1 longer words begin with DIPLOPHASE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPLOPHASE
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Common questions about DIPLOPHASE
- Is DIPLOPHASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPLOPHASE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPLOPHASE worth?
- DIPLOPHASE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPLOPHASE mean?
- The stage in a life cycle in which cells carry two sets of chromosomes.
- What letters can be added to DIPLOPHASE?
- DIPLOPHASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DIPLOPHASE:
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