Is DIATOMITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIATOMITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIATOMITES mean?
Diatomites is a form of DIATOMITE.
- noun
a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DIATOMITES
DIATOMITES 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 DIATOMITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diatomite12
- atomised11
- demotist11
- imitated11
- mattoids11
- timidest11
- imitates10
- daimios10
- diastem10
- diatoms10
- distome10
- mastoid10
- mattoid10
- misdate10
- misedit10
- modiste10
- omitted10
- stimied10
- otitides9
- amities9
- amosite9
- atomies9
- atomise9
- atomist9
- etatism9
- imitate9
- matiest9
- mitiest9
- stomate9
- admits9
- amides9
- amidst9
- daimio9
- demast9
- demist9
- demits9
- diatom9
- idioms9
- imides9
- iodism9
- masted9
- matted9
- medias9
- misted9
- moated9
- modest9
- ditties8
- dotiest8
- iodates8
- tidiest8
- toadies8
- toasted8
- mattes8
- misate8
- miseat8
- motets8
- mottes8
- samite8
- somite8
- tamest8
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