Is DICHROISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICHROISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICHROISMS mean?
Dichroisms is a form of DICHROISM.
- noun
pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 18 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 DICHROISMS
DICHROISMS 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 DICHROISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dichroism17
- chrisoms15
- chrisms14
- chrisom14
- chromis14
- misshod13
- orchids13
- schrods13
- chirms13
- chrism13
- mochis13
- schism13
- schmos13
- smirch13
- hidrosis12
- cosmids12
- disomic12
- chords12
- modish12
- orchid12
- rhodic12
- schrod12
- chirm12
- mochi12
- ohmic12
- schmo12
- chiros11
- choirs11
- cosmid11
- ichors11
- morish11
- orchis11
- chord11
- cirsoid10
- cissoid10
- iodisms10
- micros10
- osmics10
- scrims10
- chiro10
- choir10
- domic10
- ichor10
- shims10
- chid10
- discos9
- idioms9
- iodism9
- mirids9
- rishis9
- roshis9
- scrods9
- corms9
- micro9
- osmic9
- scrim9
- chis9
- cosh9
- hims9
- homs9
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