DIVIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIVIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIVIDE?
| 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 DIVIDE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIVIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does DIVIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To split something into parts, share it out, or separate one thing from another.
Divide is one of the basic words for cutting a whole into pieces, whether the whole is a cake, a field or a sum of money. It also covers keeping things apart, as when a river divides two countries, and setting people against each other, as when a decision divides a party. In arithmetic, to divide is to find how many times one number fits into another.
How DIVIDE is used
Very common; the noun use, for a gap between groups, is a separate sense.
- Divide the dough into four equal pieces.
- A low wall will divide the garden from the road.
- The question could divide the whole committee.
- They agreed to divide the prize among the three winners.
- If you divide twelve by three you get four.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIVIDE
The 6 tiles of DIVIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIVIDE
10 longer words begin with DIVIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVIDE
Common questions about DIVIDE
- Is DIVIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVIDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVIDE worth?
- DIVIDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVIDE mean?
- To split something into parts, share it out, or separate one thing from another.
- What letters can be added to DIVIDE?
- DIVIDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIVIDE:
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