Is DIACRITICALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIACRITICALS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 17 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIACRITICALS mean?
Diacriticals is a form of DIACRITICAL.
- adjective
capable of distinguishing
“students having superior diacritic powers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DIACRITICALS
DIACRITICALS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DIACRITICALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diacritical16
- racialistic15
- diacritics15
- cladistic14
- diacritic14
- acritical13
- accidias13
- cardiacs13
- carditic13
- dicastic13
- diaristic12
- critical12
- sciatica12
- accidia12
- cardiac12
- cicadas12
- scaldic12
- racialist11
- satirical11
- carditis11
- radicals11
- triacids11
- triadics11
- triclads11
- acratic11
- alcaics11
- arctics11
- ascitic11
- calcars11
- cicalas11
- clastic11
- clitics11
- critics11
- sciatic11
- silicic11
- acidic11
- cicada11
- iatrical10
- acarids10
- ascarid10
- ascidia10
- cardias10
- cladist10
- drastic10
- radical10
- triacid10
- triadic10
- triclad10
- alcaic10
- arctic10
- calcar10
- cicala10
- citric10
- clitic10
- crisic10
- critic10
- lactic10
- diastral9
- caritas9
- citrals9
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