DEMILUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEMILUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMILUNE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMILUNE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMILUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demilunesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMILUNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEMILUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMILUNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEMILUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A crescent or half-circle shape, or a small crescent-shaped outwork placed before a fort.
Military engineers built a demilune in front of a bastion to shield the wall and draw enemy fire. Furniture makers borrow the word for a semicircular table pushed against a wall.
How DEMILUNE is used
Demilune is a technical word used in fortification and in descriptions of period furniture.
- A grassy demilune still guards the old gate.
- The hallway held a polished demilune table with a vase of roses.
- Soldiers defended the demilune until the walls could be repaired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMILUNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMILUNE
1 longer words begin with DEMILUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMILUNE
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Common questions about DEMILUNE
- Is DEMILUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMILUNE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMILUNE worth?
- DEMILUNE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMILUNE mean?
- A crescent or half-circle shape, or a small crescent-shaped outwork placed before a fort.
- What letters can be added to DEMILUNE?
- DEMILUNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEMILUNE:
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