Is DIESTROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIESTROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIESTROUS mean?
- adjective
(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DIESTROUS
DIESTROUS 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.
Anagrams of DIESTROUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DIESTROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dioestrus10
- outsiders10
- desirous9
- diestrus9
- outdress9
- outrides9
- outsider9
- outsides9
- steroids9
- studiers9
- sturdies9
- detours8
- diseurs8
- dissert8
- dossier8
- dourest8
- dousers8
- dusters8
- dustier8
- editors8
- outride8
- outside8
- redouts8
- rousted8
- rudists8
- sortied8
- steroid8
- storied8
- strides8
- strouds8
- studier8
- studies8
- studios8
- sudsier8
- tedious8
- tissued8
- triodes8
- trussed8
- estrous7
- oestrus7
- ousters7
- rosiest7
- serious7
- sorites7
- sorties7
- sourest7
- souters7
- stories7
- stoures7
- stourie7
- suiters7
- suitors7
- toruses7
- trioses7
- tsouris7
- tussore7
- deists7
- desist7
- detour7
- direst7
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