DEMIREP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEMIREP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMIREP?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMIREP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMIREP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demirepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMIREP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEMIREP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about DEMIREP
- The same 7 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 DEMIREP mean in Scrabble?
noun
obsolete
A woman whose reputation for respectability is doubtful.
Demirep was a shortened form of demi-reputation, a label that older writers used for a woman said to live in a questionable way. The word is old-fashioned and judgemental, so it appears mostly in historical texts.
How DEMIREP is used
Obsolete and now found only in period fiction and old commentary.
- The novelist described her as a demirep of the city.
- Gossips in the drawing room whispered the word demirep.
- Few readers today would recognise demirep without a dictionary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMIREP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMIREP
The 7 tiles of DEMIREP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DEMIREP
3 longer words begin with DEMIREP.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMIREP
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Common questions about DEMIREP
- Is DEMIREP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMIREP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMIREP worth?
- DEMIREP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMIREP mean?
- A woman whose reputation for respectability is doubtful.
- What letters can be added to DEMIREP?
- DEMIREP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEMIREP:
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