DEGAME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEGAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEGAME?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEGAME is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEGAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
degamesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEGAME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEGAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does DEGAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical American tree whose pale, hard timber is sold as lemonwood.
Degame grows in the forests of the Caribbean and Central and South America, and its straight, close-grained wood has long been valued for fishing rods, archery bows and fine tool handles. The alternate spelling degami names the same tree. The word is mostly met in forestry, timber trade and word-game lists.
How DEGAME is used
A specialist botanical and timber term; degami is the variant spelling.
- A degame trunk was cut and seasoned for the bow maker.
- The catalogue listed degame among the tropical hardwoods.
- She learned that the pale rod was made of degame.
- Few visitors could name the degame growing by the path.
- The old craftsman prized degame for its even grain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEGAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEGAME
1 longer words begin with DEGAME.
Shorter words from the letters in DEGAME
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Common questions about DEGAME
- Is DEGAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEGAME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEGAME worth?
- DEGAME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEGAME mean?
- A tropical American tree whose pale, hard timber is sold as lemonwood.
- What letters can be added to DEGAME?
- DEGAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEGAME:
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