Is DIAPHRAGMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIAPHRAGMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIAPHRAGMING mean?
Diaphragming is a form of DIAPHRAGM.
- noun
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
“the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically”
- noun
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
- noun
a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
- noun
electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + R (1) + A (1) + G (2) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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 DIAPHRAGMING
DIAPHRAGMING 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 DIAPHRAGMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diaphragm18
- pharming16
- diagraming15
- hagriding15
- rampaging15
- diagraph15
- graphing15
- handgrip15
- aphidian14
- paradigm14
- digraph14
- gingham14
- damaging13
- damping13
- daphnia13
- gimping13
- hadarim13
- haggard13
- hardpan13
- harming13
- harping13
- pharma13
- admiring12
- mridanga12
- parading12
- gripman12
- hairpin12
- pangram12
- piranha12
- priming12
- ramping12
- dharma12
- dirham12
- graham12
- pardah12
- diagram11
- draping11
- grandam11
- grandma11
- grandpa11
- griming11
- griping11
- imaging11
- parging11
- priding11
- amping11
- grampa11
- hading11
- harmin11
- harpin11
- hiding11
- imping11
- pariah11
- raphia11
- aphid11
- graph11
- girding10
- grading10
- griding10
- niggard10
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