DEATH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEATH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEATH is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEATH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEATH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does DEATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The permanent ending of life in a person, animal, or plant, or, more broadly, the permanent end of something.
Death marks the point at which all vital processes in a living body stop for good, and the word covers both the moment itself and the broader state of no longer being alive. Beyond biology, death is used figuratively for the definite end of anything, as in the death of a tradition or an industry. In art and literature, Death is often personified as a hooded figure carrying a scythe, a symbol found across many cultures.
How DEATH is used
Usually uncountable when discussing death in general, but countable when referring to a specific instance, as in three deaths were reported.
- The whole village mourned the sudden death of the old teacher.
- Poor sanitation was blamed for many early deaths in the city.
- The novel opens with the death of the family's youngest son.
- Critics spoke of the death of print journalism.
- Death comes for everyone eventually, the old proverb reminds us.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEATH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEATH
The 5 tiles of DEATH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEATH
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with DEATH.
Words ending in DEATH
2 words end in DEATH. Useful as a back hook: play DEATH onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEATH inside
2 words contain DEATH in the middle. Words that start with DEATH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEATH
Showing 40 of 43. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DEATH
- Is DEATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEATH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEATH worth?
- DEATH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEATH mean?
- The permanent ending of life in a person, animal, or plant, or, more broadly, the permanent end of something.
- What letters can be added to DEATH?
- DEATH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEATH:
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