DEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEAL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about DEAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An agreement or arrangement, especially one made in business or between people.
A deal is most often a business agreement, as when two companies strike a deal, but the same word also names the act of distributing cards in a card game and, less commonly, cheap softwood timber called deal. A great deal or good deal describes a large amount of something.
How DEAL is used
Common in business, negotiation, and card-game contexts.
- The two companies finally closed the deal on Friday.
- He struck a good deal on the used car.
- She offered to deal the cards for the next round.
- It took months of negotiation to reach the deal.
- The store advertised a special deal on winter coats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEAL
The 4 tiles of DEAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DEAL
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with DEAL.
Words ending in DEAL
12 words end in DEAL. Useful as a back hook: play DEAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEAL inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain DEAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DEAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEAL
Common questions about DEAL
- Is DEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEAL worth?
- DEAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEAL mean?
- An agreement or arrangement, especially one made in business or between people.
- What letters can be added to DEAL?
- DEAL takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEAL:
Open DEAL in the Word Finder