DE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. DE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DE is to know. It scores 3 from 2 tiles, takes 16 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DE scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in DE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103.
What stands out about DE
- DE is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Of or from, kept from French and Spanish in names and titles.
How DE is used
- The family signed itself de Vega for three centuries.
- He dropped the de when he moved abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DE and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DE
The 2 tiles of DE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DE
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with DE.
Words ending in DE
Showing 24 of 1019 words that end in DE. Useful as a back hook: play DE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DE inside
Showing 24 of 9426 words that contain DE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about DE
- Is DE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DE worth?
- DE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DE mean?
- Of or from, kept from French and Spanish in names and titles.
- What letters can be added to DE?
- DE takes 16 hooks: 2 in front and 14 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of DE:
Open DE in the Word Finder