DIPTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DIPTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPTEROUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPTEROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPTEROUS
No single letter turns DIPTEROUS into another word.
How DIPTEROUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIPTEROUS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIPTEROUS
- All 9 letters of DIPTEROUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIPTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having two wings, as flies and mosquitoes do, or belonging to the order of such insects.
A dipterous insect uses a single pair of wings for flight, while its hind wings have shrunk to small balance organs. Houseflies, gnats and midges are all examples. The word comes from Greek words meaning two wings.
How DIPTEROUS is used
Dipterous is used in entomology, the study of insects.
- The mosquito is a dipterous insect.
- He collected dipterous specimens from the marsh.
- Dipterous larvae live in water or damp soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPTEROUS
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Common questions about DIPTEROUS
- Is DIPTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPTEROUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPTEROUS worth?
- DIPTEROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPTEROUS mean?
- Having two wings, as flies and mosquitoes do, or belonging to the order of such insects.
- What letters can be added to DIPTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to DIPTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIPTEROUS:
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