DIPTERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIPTERAN 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 DIPTERAN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPTERAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPTERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dipteransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPTERAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPTERAN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPTERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIPTERAN
- All 8 letters of DIPTERAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIPTERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An insect of the order that includes flies, mosquitoes and gnats, which have one working pair of wings.
A dipteran uses its front wings to fly and keeps tiny balancing knobs in place of the rear pair. Many species are pests or disease carriers, while others pollinate plants.
How DIPTERAN is used
Used in entomology for any member of the fly order.
- The mosquito is a dipteran that feeds on blood.
- Each dipteran has only one pair of true wings.
- The biologist collected a dipteran from the pond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPTERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPTERAN
1 longer words begin with DIPTERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPTERAN
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Common questions about DIPTERAN
- Is DIPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPTERAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPTERAN worth?
- DIPTERAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPTERAN mean?
- An insect of the order that includes flies, mosquitoes and gnats, which have one working pair of wings.
- What letters can be added to DIPTERAN?
- DIPTERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPTERAN:
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