DEI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEI is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DEI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DEI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What stands out about DEI
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEI mean in Scrabble?
noun
formallegal
The Latin word for god, most often seen as part of phrases such as agnus dei.
Dei is the genitive form of the Latin deus, meaning of god, and it survives in English mainly through borrowed religious and ceremonial phrases rather than as a word on its own. Agnus Dei, meaning lamb of God, is the most familiar example still heard in church music.
How DEI is used
Used chiefly within Latin phrases in religious, legal, or ceremonial English.
- The choir sang the Agnus Dei at the close of the service.
- The motto included the Latin phrase gratia dei, by the grace of God.
- Scholars translated the old dei inscription on the tomb.
- The coronation service repeats several dei phrases from Latin liturgy.
- He signed the charter with the formula dei gratia rex, king by the grace of God.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEI
The 3 tiles of DEI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEI
Showing 24 of 92 words that begin with DEI.
Words ending in DEI
2 words end in DEI. Useful as a back hook: play DEI onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEI inside
Showing 24 of 66 words that contain DEI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DEI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEI
Common questions about DEI
- Is DEI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEI is not in it.
- How many points is DEI worth?
- DEI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEI mean?
- The Latin word for god, most often seen as part of phrases such as agnus dei.
- What letters can be added to DEI?
- DEI takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DEI:
Open DEI in the Word Finder