diatonic scale

NOUN /,daɪə'tɑnɪk_skeɪl/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

diatonic scale is a valid 14-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1A1T1O1N1I1C3S1C3A1L1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does diatonic scale mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones.