DELIVERANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DELIVERANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELIVERANCE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELIVERANCE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELIVERANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deliverancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELIVERANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DELIVERANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELIVERANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DELIVERANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Rescue or release from danger, captivity or suffering.
Deliverance carries a religious and dramatic weight, as in prayers for deliverance from evil. A different, formal use is a deliverance meaning an official statement or opinion, especially one given by a judge.
How DELIVERANCE is used
Literary and religious; the formal "statement" sense is rare.
- The prisoners prayed for deliverance from their cell.
- The storm ended, and with it came a feeling of deliverance.
- The village hailed the soldiers as a deliverance.
- The judge's deliverance on the matter surprised everyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELIVERANCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELIVERANCE
1 longer words begin with DELIVERANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DELIVERANCE
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Common questions about DELIVERANCE
- Is DELIVERANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELIVERANCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELIVERANCE worth?
- DELIVERANCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELIVERANCE mean?
- Rescue or release from danger, captivity or suffering.
- What letters can be added to DELIVERANCE?
- DELIVERANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DELIVERANCE:
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