DISPLOSION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISPLOSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPLOSION?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPLOSION is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPLOSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
displosionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPLOSION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISPLOSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPLOSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISPLOSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicrare
A sudden bursting or explosion, especially a violent one.
Displosion is an obsolete cousin of explosion, built from the old verb for bursting apart. It is chiefly of interest to readers of seventeenth-century texts.
How DISPLOSION is used
Displosion is archaic and virtually never used in modern writing.
- A great displosion shook the powder house.
- The old chemist described the displosion of the gas.
- Writers once called any loud burst a displosion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPLOSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPLOSION
1 longer words begin with DISPLOSION.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPLOSION
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Common questions about DISPLOSION
- Is DISPLOSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPLOSION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPLOSION worth?
- DISPLOSION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPLOSION mean?
- A sudden bursting or explosion, especially a violent one.
- What letters can be added to DISPLOSION?
- DISPLOSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISPLOSION:
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