DEMERARA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEMERARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMERARA?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMERARA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMERARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMERARA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEMERARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMERARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEMERARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light brown raw cane sugar, originally from the Demerara region of Guyana.
Cooks like demerara for its large golden crystals and faint toffee taste, which suit coffee and crumble toppings. The name comes from a river in northern Guyana, once a Dutch colony, where the sugar was first shipped.
How DEMERARA is used
Demerara is usually spelled with a capital only when it names the river or region.
- She sprinkled demerara over the top of the baked apples.
- A spoonful of demerara sweetened the strong tea.
- The crunchy demerara crust is the best part of the flapjack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMERARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMERARA
2 longer words begin with DEMERARA.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMERARA
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Common questions about DEMERARA
- Is DEMERARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMERARA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMERARA worth?
- DEMERARA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMERARA mean?
- A light brown raw cane sugar, originally from the Demerara region of Guyana.
- What letters can be added to DEMERARA?
- DEMERARA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEMERARA:
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