DEER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEER is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.
What stands out about DEER
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 DEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hoofed, grass-eating mammal, the males of most species having branching antlers.
Unlike most English nouns, deer keeps the same form in the singular and the plural, so one deer and many deer both look identical. Familiar kinds of deer include the red deer, roe deer, and white-tailed deer found across forests and open country.
How DEER is used
Common in everyday and naturalist descriptions of forest and woodland wildlife.
- A deer darted across the road at dusk.
- The hunters tracked a herd of deer through the forest.
- A young deer grazed quietly in the meadow.
- The stag was the largest deer in the herd.
- Two deer stood frozen at the edge of the clearing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEER
The 4 tiles of DEER in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DEER
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with DEER.
Words ending in DEER
5 words end in DEER. Useful as a back hook: play DEER onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEER inside
9 words contain DEER in the middle. Words that start with DEER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEER
Common questions about DEER
- Is DEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEER, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEER worth?
- DEER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEER mean?
- A hoofed, grass-eating mammal, the males of most species having branching antlers.
- What letters can be added to DEER?
- DEER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEER:
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