DEGRADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEGRADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEGRADE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEGRADE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEGRADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEGRADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEGRADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 249,526.
What does DEGRADE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lower in quality, rank or dignity, or to break down chemically.
To degrade a person is to treat them with contempt, while to degrade a material is to let it wear down. Soldiers could once be degraded in rank as a punishment, and certain plastics degrade slowly in sunlight.
How DEGRADE is used
Degrade can describe moral harm, physical breakdown or loss of rank.
- Harsh sunlight will degrade the plastic over time.
- No employer should degrade a worker in public.
- The old officer was made to degrade himself before the court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEGRADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEGRADE
5 longer words begin with DEGRADE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEGRADE
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Common questions about DEGRADE
- Is DEGRADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEGRADE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEGRADE worth?
- DEGRADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEGRADE mean?
- To lower in quality, rank or dignity, or to break down chemically.
- What letters can be added to DEGRADE?
- DEGRADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEGRADE:
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