DYSTHYMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. DYSTHYMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYSTHYMIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYSTHYMIC is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYSTHYMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dysthymicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYSTHYMIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DYSTHYMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DYSTHYMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DYSTHYMIC
- DYSTHYMIC gets by on a single vowel across 9 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DYSTHYMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or suffering from dysthymia, a long-lasting mild form of depression.
A dysthymic person may feel low, tired and joyless for years without ever being deeply depressed, which makes the condition easy to overlook. Psychiatrists distinguish it from major depression by how long it lasts rather than by how severe it is.
How DYSTHYMIC is used
A clinical term, used in psychology and psychiatry.
- The doctor described her as mildly dysthymic.
- A dysthymic mood can last for years.
- He had been dysthymic since his teens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYSTHYMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYSTHYMIC
1 longer words begin with DYSTHYMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DYSTHYMIC
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Common questions about DYSTHYMIC
- Is DYSTHYMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYSTHYMIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYSTHYMIC worth?
- DYSTHYMIC is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYSTHYMIC mean?
- Relating to or suffering from dysthymia, a long-lasting mild form of depression.
- What letters can be added to DYSTHYMIC?
- DYSTHYMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DYSTHYMIC:
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