DELETE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DELETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELETE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELETE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELETE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELETE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DELETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,442.
What does DELETE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove or erase something completely, especially text, data or a file, so that it no longer exists or appears.
To delete something is to take it away entirely, most often used today for removing a file, an email, a line of text or a piece of digital data with a single command. Before computers, writers used delete in the same sense on paper, striking out or erasing unwanted words from a manuscript. The word implies permanence, at least at first appearance, though many modern systems keep a temporary record even after something has been deleted. Delete has become one of the most common verbs in daily computer and phone use, appearing in menus, keyboards and everyday talk about technology.
How DELETE is used
Extremely common in computing and everyday speech, used whenever text, files or data are removed.
- She accidentally deleted the whole paragraph.
- He deleted the app after running out of storage.
- Please delete my account from your mailing list.
- The editor asked him to delete the final scene.
- A single tap deletes the photo permanently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELETE
5 longer words begin with DELETE.
Shorter words from the letters in DELETE
Common questions about DELETE
- Is DELETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELETE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELETE worth?
- DELETE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELETE mean?
- To remove or erase something completely, especially text, data or a file, so that it no longer exists or appears.
- What letters can be added to DELETE?
- DELETE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DELETE:
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