Is DIVERTICULA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIVERTICULA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIVERTICULA mean?
Diverticula is a form of DIVERTICULUM.
- noun
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) = 17 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 DIVERTICULA
Single letters that turn DIVERTICULA 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 DIVERTICULA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- larvicide15
- veridical15
- victualed15
- virucidal15
- leviratic14
- lucrative14
- revictual14
- victualer14
- cavitied14
- vaticide14
- virucide14
- acervuli13
- cultivar13
- curative13
- vertical13
- verticil13
- caviled13
- verdict13
- veridic13
- viaduct13
- curtailed12
- auditive12
- dilative12
- dilutive12
- durative12
- caviler12
- clavier12
- culvert12
- uveitic12
- valeric12
- victual12
- advect12
- advice12
- calved12
- carved12
- cervid12
- craved12
- curved12
- articled11
- auricled11
- ciliated11
- diuretic11
- lacertid11
- raticide11
- ridicule11
- vaultier11
- diluvia11
- rivaled11
- tardive11
- vaulted11
- active11
- carvel11
- claver11
- clivia11
- culver11
- curvet11
- viatic11
- vitric11
- caved11
- viced11
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