Is DIAGNOSTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIAGNOSTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIAGNOSTIC mean?
- adjective
concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
“a diagnostic reading test”
- adjective
characteristic or indicative of a disease
“a diagnostic sign of yellow fever”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + G (2) + N (1) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 DIAGNOSTIC
Single letters that turn DIAGNOSTIC into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DIAGNOSTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- actinoids12
- agonistic12
- cantdogs12
- discoing12
- actinoid11
- agnostic11
- coasting11
- coatings11
- cotingas11
- diatonic11
- dictions11
- cantdog11
- codings11
- discing11
- gonadic11
- gonidic11
- iodating10
- actings10
- casting10
- coating10
- conidia10
- costing10
- cotinga10
- dacoits10
- diction10
- discant10
- gnostic10
- indicts10
- coding10
- dicing10
- actions9
- atonics9
- cations9
- datings9
- doating9
- ganoids9
- gonidia9
- indigos9
- siganid9
- tidings9
- acting9
- agonic9
- anodic9
- canids9
- casing9
- citing9
- coigns9
- congas9
- congii9
- cosign9
- coting9
- dacoit9
- dicast9
- dicots9
- gascon9
- icings9
- incogs9
- indict9
- nicads9
- octads9
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