DIPTERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIPTERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPTERAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPTERAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPTERAL
No single letter turns DIPTERAL into another word.
How DIPTERAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPTERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPTERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIPTERAL
- All 8 letters of DIPTERAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIPTERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having two wings only, or having a double row of columns around a building.
Zoologists call an insect dipteral if it belongs to the two-winged flies. Architects use the same word for a Greek temple ringed by two lines of columns.
How DIPTERAL is used
Used in entomology and in classical architecture.
- The dipteral temple had two rows of columns on every side.
- A fly is a dipteral insect.
- The guide pointed out the dipteral colonnade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPTERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIPTERAL
The 8 tiles of DIPTERAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPTERAL
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Common questions about DIPTERAL
- Is DIPTERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPTERAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPTERAL worth?
- DIPTERAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPTERAL mean?
- Having two wings only, or having a double row of columns around a building.
- What letters can be added to DIPTERAL?
- No single letter can be added to DIPTERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPTERAL:
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