DEMESNE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEMESNE 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 DEMESNE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMESNE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMESNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demesnesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMESNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEMESNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 378,967.
What does DEMESNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The land around a manor house that the lord kept for his own use rather than letting it to tenants.
In feudal estates the demesne was the part worked for the lord's own table, set apart from the holdings of his tenants. The word later widened to mean any large landed property or domain. It is a spelling-pair favourite because of its silent s.
How DEMESNE is used
Found in historical writing about manors and in literary talk of a great estate or realm.
- The steward counted the sheep grazing on the demesne.
- Villagers owed the lord several days of labour on his demesne each week.
- Beyond the park wall stretched the whole demesne of the old family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMESNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMESNE
The 7 tiles of DEMESNE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEMESNE
1 longer words begin with DEMESNE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMESNE
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Common questions about DEMESNE
- Is DEMESNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMESNE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMESNE worth?
- DEMESNE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMESNE mean?
- The land around a manor house that the lord kept for his own use rather than letting it to tenants.
- What letters can be added to DEMESNE?
- DEMESNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEMESNE:
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