DEVOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEVOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVOTE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVOTE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVOTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVOTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEVOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,035.
What does DEVOTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give your time, effort or attention entirely to a person, cause or activity.
To devote something means to set it apart for one purpose and hold back from other uses. The word goes back to the Latin for vowing or consecrating, and an older sense of dedicating something by a solemn promise still lingers in religious writing. In everyday English it usually appears with a reflexive pronoun or with a resource such as time, money or space.
How DEVOTE is used
Common in general English; typically followed by to, as in devote an hour to practice.
- She chose to devote her weekends to the community garden.
- The magazine will devote a full page to the story.
- Many people devote their lives to caring for others.
- He decided to devote the whole summer to learning the cello.
- The committee agreed to devote more money to repairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVOTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEVOTE
The 6 tiles of DEVOTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEVOTE
9 longer words begin with DEVOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVOTE
Common questions about DEVOTE
- Is DEVOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVOTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVOTE worth?
- DEVOTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVOTE mean?
- To give your time, effort or attention entirely to a person, cause or activity.
- What letters can be added to DEVOTE?
- DEVOTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEVOTE:
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