DEHISCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEHISCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEHISCE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEHISCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEHISCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEHISCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEHISCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does DEHISCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalbotany
To split or burst open along a natural line, as a seed pod or a surgical wound does.
Botanists use dehisce for pods and capsules that open by themselves to release seeds. Surgeons borrow the same verb for a stitched wound that comes apart, which is a medical problem rather than a natural process.
How DEHISCE is used
Dehisce is a technical verb found in botany and medicine, rarely in everyday speech.
- When the pods dry out they dehisce and scatter the seeds.
- The nurse watched closely in case the incision might dehisce.
- Some capsules dehisce only after a fire has passed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEHISCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEHISCE
5 longer words begin with DEHISCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEHISCE
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Common questions about DEHISCE
- Is DEHISCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEHISCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEHISCE worth?
- DEHISCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEHISCE mean?
- To split or burst open along a natural line, as a seed pod or a surgical wound does.
- What letters can be added to DEHISCE?
- DEHISCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEHISCE:
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