DELE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DELE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DELE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,713.
What stands out about DELE
- 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 DELE mean in Scrabble?
verb
printing
To mark text for deletion, especially with a proofreading symbol.
Dele comes from the Latin word for delete, and a proofreader who wants a passage removed will dele it by drawing a small looped mark beside the text. The same word also names that proofreading mark itself, used to signal the printer that something should be taken out.
How DELE is used
Used specifically in editing, proofreading, and printing contexts.
- The editor used a red pen to dele the extra sentence.
- Proofreaders dele repeated words during a final check.
- She was told to dele the entire paragraph before printing.
- The mark to dele a letter looks like a small loop.
- He forgot to dele the duplicate line in the manuscript.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DELE
The 4 tiles of DELE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DELE
Showing 24 of 69 words that begin with DELE.
Words ending in DELE
2 words end in DELE. Useful as a back hook: play DELE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DELE inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain DELE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DELE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DELE
Common questions about DELE
- Is DELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELE worth?
- DELE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELE mean?
- To mark text for deletion, especially with a proofreading symbol.
- What letters can be added to DELE?
- DELE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DELE:
Open DELE in the Word Finder