DELIMIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DELIMIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELIMIT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELIMIT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELIMIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delimitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELIMIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DELIMIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does DELIMIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To mark or fix the boundaries or limits of something.
A commission may delimit a border between two states, and a teacher may delimit the scope of an essay. The verb is about setting limits clearly, not about enforcing them.
How DELIMIT is used
Delimit is formal and takes a thing like a border, a role or a topic as its object.
- The treaty tried to delimit the boundary between the two countries.
- Surveyors will delimit the plot before building begins.
- We must delimit the topic or the report will never end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELIMIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DELIMIT
The 7 tiles of DELIMIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DELIMIT
12 longer words begin with DELIMIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DELIMIT
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Common questions about DELIMIT
- Is DELIMIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELIMIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELIMIT worth?
- DELIMIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELIMIT mean?
- To mark or fix the boundaries or limits of something.
- What letters can be added to DELIMIT?
- DELIMIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DELIMIT:
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