DIURESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIURESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIURESIS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIURESIS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIURESIS
No single letter turns DIURESIS into another word.
How DIURESIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIURESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIURESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIURESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Increased production and passing of urine by the body.
Diuresis may follow drinking a lot of fluid, taking certain drugs or having a medical condition such as diabetes. Doctors sometimes induce diuresis to clear excess fluid. The word names the process, while a diuretic is the substance that causes it.
How DIURESIS is used
Clinical term, used when discussing diuresis in patients.
- The medicine promotes diuresis in patients with swelling.
- Coffee can cause mild diuresis.
- Doctors monitored her diuresis after surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIURESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIURESIS
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Common questions about DIURESIS
- Is DIURESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIURESIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIURESIS worth?
- DIURESIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIURESIS mean?
- Increased production and passing of urine by the body.
- What letters can be added to DIURESIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIURESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIURESIS:
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