DEMEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEMEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMEAN?
| 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 DEMEAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMEAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMEAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEMEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about DEMEAN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 DEMEAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lower the dignity or standing of a person, or to behave in a way that lowers your own.
People most often say that a task, a remark or a job would demean them, meaning it is beneath their self-respect. The word has two older roots that tangled together: one meant to conduct oneself in some manner, the other grew from the idea of making something mean or low. Because of that second thread, demean is now heard almost only in the sense of humiliating, while the old sense of simply behaving survives in the related noun demeanour.
How DEMEAN is used
Common in general and formal English, often with a reflexive pronoun.
- He refused to demean himself by begging for the job.
- Jokes that demean a whole group are not welcome here.
- Do not let one failure demean everything you have achieved.
- She felt the new rules would demean the profession.
- Old texts use demean to mean simply behave, without any insult.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMEAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMEAN
The 6 tiles of DEMEAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DEMEAN
9 longer words begin with DEMEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMEAN
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Common questions about DEMEAN
- Is DEMEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMEAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMEAN worth?
- DEMEAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMEAN mean?
- To lower the dignity or standing of a person, or to behave in a way that lowers your own.
- What letters can be added to DEMEAN?
- DEMEAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEMEAN:
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