DIPTERANS

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What DIPTERANS Means

DIPTERANS is a form of DIPTERAN, which means:

noun: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing

Similar words

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What It Scores

DIPTERANS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 P3 T1 E1 R1 A1 N1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In DIPTERANS

1114 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (19)

DEPAINTS DETRAINS DIPTERAN DIPTERAS DRAPIEST PAINTERS PANTRIES PERTAINS PINASTER PRISTANE RANDIEST RAPIDEST REPAINTS SPIRATED SPRAINED SPRINTED STRAINED TARSIPED TRAIPSED

7 letter words (94)

6 letter words (199)

ADEPTS AIDERS AIREST AIRNED AIRTED ANTRES ARDENT ARISEN ARPENS ARPENT ARSINE ARTIES ASPINE ASPIRE ASTERN DAINES DATERS DEAIRS DEARNS DENARI DENARS DEPART DERATS DETAIN DIAPER DINARS DINERS DIPNET DIREST DRAINS DRANTS DRAPES DRAPET DRIEST ENDART ENRAPT ENTRAP ESPRIT ESTRIN IDANTS IDENTS INDART INERTS INSERT INSTAR INSTEP INTERS IRADES NADIRS NEPITS NIDATE NIPTER NITERS NITRES PADRES PAINED PAINTS PAIRED PAIRES PANDER PANDIT PANIER PANTED PANTER PANTIE PARDIE PARENT PARIES PARSED PARTED PARTIS PASTED PASTER PASTIE PATENS PATERS PATINE PATINS PEARST PEDANT PENTAD PERAIS PESANT PETARD PETARS PETSAI PIENDS PIERST PIERTS PIETAS PINDER PINETA PINTAS PIRATE PRAISE PRATED PRATES PRATIE PRENTS PRIDES PRIEST PRINTS PRISED PTERIA PTERIN PTISAN RAINED RAINES RAISED RAITED RANDIE RANIDS RANTED RAPIDS RAPINE RASPED RATINE REDANS REDIAS REDIPS REDIPT REPAID REPAND REPAST REPINS RESAID RETAIN RETINA RIDENT RINSED RIPENS RIPEST RISPED SAINED SAIRED SANDER SANTIR SARNIE SATIRE SDAINE SEITAN SINTER SITREP SNARED SNIDER SNIPED SNIPER SPADER SPANED SPARED SPARID SPIDER SPINAE SPINAR SPINED SPINET SPIREA SPIRED SPITED SPRAID SPRAIN SPREAD SPRENT SPRINT SPRITE STANED STARED STEARD STERNA STIPED STIRED STRAIN STRAND STRIAE STRIDE STRIPE TAPERS TAPIRS TEINDS TENIAS TERAIS TINDER TINEAS TIRADE TISANE TRADES TRAINS TRANSE TRAPED TRAPES TREADS TRENDS TREPAN TREPID TRIADS TRIENS TRINED TRINES TRIPES

5 letter words (349)

ADEPT ADITS AESIR AIDER AIDES AIRED AIRNS AIRTS ANISE ANTED ANTES ANTIS ANTRE APERS APERT APRES APTED APTER ARETS ARISE ARPEN ARTIS ASIDE ASPEN ASPER ASTER ASTIR ATRIP DAINE DAINT DANTS DARES DARIS DARNS DARTS DATER DATES DEAIR DEANS DEARN DEARS DEIST DENAR DENIS DENTS DERAT DERNS DIANE DIETS DINAR DINER DINES DINTS DIRTS DITAS DITES DRAIN DRANT DRAPE DRAPS DRATS DRENT DREST DRIES DRIPS DRIPT EARDS EARNS EARST EDITS ENTIA EPRIS ETNAS IDANT IDEAS IDENT INAPT INEPT INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRADE IRATE ISNAE NADIR NAPED NAPES NARDS NARES NARIS NATES NATIS NEAPS NEARS NEATS NEIST NEPIT NERDS NERTS NIDES NIPAS NITER NITES NITRE PADIS PADRE PADRI PAINS PAINT PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PANDS PANED PANES PANTS PARDI PARDS PARED PARES PARIS PARSE PARTI PARTS PASTE PATED PATEN PATER PATES PATIN PEANS PEARS PEART PEATS PEINS PENDS PENTS PERAI PERIS PERNS PERST PERTS PETAR PETRI PIANS PIEND PIERS PIERT PIETA PIETS PINAS PINED PINES PINTA PINTS PIRNS PISTE PITAS PRADS PRASE PRATE PRATS PRENT PRESA PREST PRIDE PRIED PRIES PRINT PRISE RAIDS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RANDS RANID RANIS RANTS RAPID RASED RATED RATES READS REANS REAPS REAST REDAN REDIA REDIP REINS REIST RENDS RENTS REPIN RESAT RESID RESIN RESIT RETIA RIADS RIANT RIDES RINDS RINES RINSE RIPED RIPEN RIPES RISEN RITES SAINE SAINT SANED SANER SAPID SARED SARIN SATED SATIN SDEIN SEDAN SENTI SEPAD SEPIA SEPTA SERAI SERIN SIDER SIENT SINED SIPED SIRED SIREN SITAR SITED SNARE SNEAD SNEAP SNIDE SNIPE SNIRT SPADE SPAED SPAER SPAIN SPAIT SPANE SPARD SPARE SPART SPATE SPEAN SPEAR SPEAT SPEIR SPEND SPENT SPIDE SPIED SPIER SPINA SPINE SPIRE SPIRT SPITE SPRAD SPRAT SPRED SPRIT STADE STAID STAIN STAIR STAND STANE STARE STARN STEAD STEAN STEAR STEIN STEND STERN STIED STIPA STIPE STIRE STIRP STRAD STRAE STRAP STREP STRIA STRIP TAINS TAPED TAPEN TAPER TAPES TAPIR TAPIS TARED TARES TARNS TARPS TARSI TASER TEADS TEARS TEIND TEINS TENDS TENIA TEPAS TEPID TERAI TERAS TERNS TIANS TIARS TIDES TIERS TINAS TINDS TINEA TINED TINES TIRED TIRES TRADE TRADS TRAIN TRANS TRAPE TRAPS TREAD TREND TRIAD TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRINE TRINS TRIPE TRIPS TSADE TSADI

4 letter words (289)

ADIT AIDE AIDS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS ANDS ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS APED APER APES APSE APTS ARDS ARED ARES ARET ARID ARIS ARTI ARTS ATES DAES DAIS DANS DANT DAPS DARE DARI DARN DART DATE DEAN DEAR DENI DENS DENT DERN DESI DIES DIET DINE DINS DINT DIPS DIPT DIRE DIRT DISA DITA DITE DITS DRAP DRAT DRIP EANS EARD EARN EARS EAST EATS EDIT EINA ENDS ERAS ERNS ERST ETAS ETNA IDEA IDES IRED IRES ISNA ITAS NADS NAPE NAPS NARD NARE NATS NEAP NEAR NEAT NEDS NEPS NERD NEST NETS NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NIPA NIPS NITE NITS PADI PADS PAID PAIN PAIR PAIS PAND PANE PANS PANT PARD PARE PARS PART PASE PAST PATE PATS PEAN PEAR PEAS PEAT PEDS PEIN PEND PENI PENS PENT PERI PERN PERT PEST PETS PIAN PIAS PIED PIER PIES PIET PINA PINE PINS PINT PIRN PIRS PISE PITA PITS PRAD PRAT RADE RADS RAID RAIN RAIS RAIT RAND RANI RANT RAPS RAPT RASE RASP RAST RATE RATS READ REAN REAP REDS REIN REIS REND RENS RENT REPS REST RETS RIAD RIAS RIDE RIDS RIND RINE RINS RIPE RIPS RIPT RISE RISP RITE RITS SADE SADI SAID SAIN SAIR SAND SANE SANT SARD SARI SATE SATI SEAN SEAR SEAT SEIR SENA SEND SENT SEPT SERA SETA SIDA SIDE SIEN SIND SINE SIPE SIRE SITE SNAP SNAR SNED SNIP SNIT SPAE SPAN SPAR SPAT SPED SPET SPIE SPIN SPIT STAP STAR STED STEN STEP STIE STIR TADS TAED TAES TAIN TAIS TANE TANS TAPE TAPS TARE TARN TARP TARS TEAD TEAR TEAS TEDS TEIN TEND TENS TEPA TERN TIAN TIAR TIDE TIDS TIED TIER TIES TINA TIND TINE TINS TIPS TIRE TRAD TRAP TRES TRIE TRIN TRIP TSAR

3 letter words (133)

ADS AID AIN AIR AIS AIT AND ANE ANI ANS ANT APE APT ARD ARE ARS ART ASP ATE ATS DAE DAN DAP DAS DEI DEN DIE DIN DIP DIS DIT EAN EAR EAS EAT EDS END ENS ERA ERN ERS EST ETA IDE IDS INS IRE ITA ITS NAE NAP NAS NAT NED NEP NET NID NIE NIP NIS NIT PAD PAN PAR PAS PAT PEA PED PEN PER PES PET PIA PIE PIN PIR PIS PIT PRE PSI PST RAD RAI RAN RAP RAS RAT RED REI REN REP RES RET RIA RID RIN RIP RIT SAD SAE SAI SAN SAP SAR SAT SEA SED SEI SEN SER SET SIN SIP SIR SIT SPA SRI TAD TAE TAI TAN TAP TAR TAS TEA TED TEN TES TID TIE TIN TIP TIS

2 letter words (31)

AD AE AI AN AR AS AT DA DE DI EA ED EN ER ES ET ID IN IS IT NA NE PA PE PI RE SI ST TA TE TI

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