DEHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEHORN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEHORN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dehornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEHORN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What does DEHORN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take the horns off an animal, or to stop them from growing in the first place.
Dehorn is a farming word, used for cattle, sheep and goats. Herd owners do it to prevent injuries among animals and to the people handling them, and young calves are often treated by burning the small horn buds. The practice is debated on welfare grounds, so the word often appears in discussions of animal care.
How DEHORN is used
Agricultural term, neutral in tone.
- The vet came to dehorn the calves in spring.
- It is kinder to dehorn them while they are very young.
- Several breeds are bred hornless so nobody must dehorn them.
- The herdsman chose to dehorn the whole young flock.
- Farmers who dehorn cattle must follow animal welfare rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEHORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEHORN
The 6 tiles of DEHORN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEHORN
5 longer words begin with DEHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in DEHORN
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Common questions about DEHORN
- Is DEHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEHORN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEHORN worth?
- DEHORN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEHORN mean?
- To take the horns off an animal, or to stop them from growing in the first place.
- What letters can be added to DEHORN?
- DEHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEHORN:
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