DISECONOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DISECONOMY 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 DISECONOMY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISECONOMY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISECONOMY
No single letter turns DISECONOMY into another word.
How DISECONOMY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISECONOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISECONOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISECONOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A disadvantage, such as rising unit costs, that comes from growing too large.
A diseconomy of scale appears when a firm becomes so big that coordination and delays push costs up. It is the opposite of an economy of scale and often explains why companies stop expanding.
How DISECONOMY is used
An economics term, usually in the phrase diseconomy of scale.
- Each extra layer of management brought a diseconomy.
- The merger created a diseconomy that raised prices.
- Economists described the diseconomy of the giant plant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISECONOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DISECONOMY
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Common questions about DISECONOMY
- Is DISECONOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISECONOMY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISECONOMY worth?
- DISECONOMY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISECONOMY mean?
- A disadvantage, such as rising unit costs, that comes from growing too large.
- What letters can be added to DISECONOMY?
- No single letter can be added to DISECONOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISECONOMY:
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