DISTOME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DISTOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTOME?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTOME is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTOME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What stands out about DISTOME
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISTOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A parasitic flatworm of the fluke group, with a sucker at the mouth and another on the underside.
A distome lives inside a host such as a sheep or a snail and uses its two suckers to hold on. The name points to the pair of suckers, since it comes from words for two mouths. The group is better known today as flukes.
How DISTOME is used
Used in older parasitology and zoology.
- The vet found a distome in the liver of the sheep.
- Each distome has an oral sucker at the front.
- The snail serves as host to the young distome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISTOME
The 7 tiles of DISTOME in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DISTOME
1 longer words begin with DISTOME.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTOME
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Common questions about DISTOME
- Is DISTOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTOME, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTOME worth?
- DISTOME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTOME mean?
- A parasitic flatworm of the fluke group, with a sucker at the mouth and another on the underside.
- What letters can be added to DISTOME?
- DISTOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTOME:
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