DEFORESTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DEFORESTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1f4o1r1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n1
PlayableDEFORESTATION · 13 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DEFORESTATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.31
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.08%
Our own measure of how useful DEFORESTATION is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFORESTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deforestationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFORESTATION scores
Scrabble d2e1f4o1r1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n1 17
Words with Friends d2e1f4o1r1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n2 18
Face value of the 13 tiles in DEFORESTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFORESTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DEFORESTATION
1 longer words begin with DEFORESTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFORESTATION
federations15 tenderfoots15 forestation14 etidronates12 restationed12 federation14 festinated14 foretasted14 tenderfoot14 foetations13 denitrates11 detonators11 detortions11 donatories11 etidronate11 orientated11 reinstated11 straitened11 orientates10 defeatist13 draftiest13 driftnets13 feodaries13 festooned13 foedaries13 foederati13 foetidest13 fooderies13 foredates13 fredaines13 sniftered13 fatteners12 festinate12 fetations12 feteritas12 firestone12 foetation12 forestine12 foretaste12 stairfoot12
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Common questions about DEFORESTATION
- Is DEFORESTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFORESTATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFORESTATION worth?
- DEFORESTATION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFORESTATION?
- DEFORESTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DEFORESTATION:
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