DEMINER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEMINER 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 DEMINER?
| 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 DEMINER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMINER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deminersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMINER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEMINER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does DEMINER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose job is to find and remove explosive mines from an area.
A deminer works slowly with probes and detectors on land left dangerous after a conflict. The word names the trade, not the tool, so it is used for soldiers and civilian specialists alike. Cleared fields and roads are the result of their patient work.
How DEMINER is used
Used in news and humanitarian writing about clearing land after war.
- A deminer knelt at the edge of the field with a metal probe.
- Each deminer on the team was trained for months before working alone.
- The village could farm again once a deminer had cleared the slope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMINER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMINER
The 7 tiles of DEMINER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEMINER
14 longer words begin with DEMINER.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMINER
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Common questions about DEMINER
- Is DEMINER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMINER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMINER worth?
- DEMINER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMINER mean?
- A person whose job is to find and remove explosive mines from an area.
- What letters can be added to DEMINER?
- DEMINER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEMINER:
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