DEKE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEKE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEKE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What stands out about DEKE
- The same 4 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 DEKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A deceptive move in ice hockey.
Deke is clipped from decoy and is Canadian, and it works as noun and verb alike. The move it names is a fake in one direction followed immediately by a move in the other.
How DEKE is used
Countable. Also a verb: deked, deking.
- A deke is a fake one way and a move the other.
- The word deke is clipped from decoy.
- He deked the goalkeeper and missed the net.
- Two dekes in one rush is showing off.
- Canadian hockey gave English the word deke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEKE
The 4 tiles of DEKE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEKE
3 longer words begin with DEKE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEKE
Common questions about DEKE
- Is DEKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEKE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEKE worth?
- DEKE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEKE mean?
- A deceptive move in ice hockey.
- What letters can be added to DEKE?
- DEKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEKE:
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