DISSECTING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISSECTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2i1s1s1e1c3t1i1n1g2
PlayableDISSECTING · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DISSECTING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful DISSECTING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSECTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissectingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSECTING scores
Scrabble d2i1s1s1e1c3t1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends d2i1s1s1e1c4t1i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISSECTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSECTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DISSECTING
1 longer words begin with DISSECTING.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSECTING
desisting11 indigests11 gneissic11 dietings10 dingiest10 editings10 indigest10 insisted9 snidiest9 stingies9 tidiness9 deicing11 dicings11 dicting11 discing11 cessing10 cissing10 deistic10 diciest10 dissect10 identic10 incised10 incited10 indices10 indicts10 designs9 dieting9 digests9 dingies9 disgest9 dissing9 editing9 iciness9 ignited9 incests9 incises9 incites9 insects9 nidgets9 sdeigns9
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Common questions about DISSECTING
- Is DISSECTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSECTING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSECTING worth?
- DISSECTING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISSECTING?
- DISSECTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISSECTING:
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