DELF is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DELF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELF?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELF is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DELF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does DELF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Glazed earthenware of a Dutch type.
Delf is named after a Dutch town and is more often written with two additional letters. The blue-and-white decoration everybody pictures was itself an imitation of Chinese porcelain.
How DELF is used
Uncountable. Also spelled delft.
- A delf plate on the dresser and nothing else on it.
- The word delf comes from the name of a Dutch town.
- Delf imitated Chinese porcelain from the start.
- Two delf tiles from different centuries.
- The longer spelling of delf is the commoner one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DELF
The 4 tiles of DELF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DELF
5 longer words begin with DELF.
Shorter words from the letters in DELF
Common questions about DELF
- Is DELF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELF, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELF worth?
- DELF is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELF mean?
- Glazed earthenware of a Dutch type.
- What letters can be added to DELF?
- DELF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DELF:
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