DEMIT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEMIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMIT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMIT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEMIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does DEMIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalScots
To resign or formally give up an office, position, or membership.
To demit an office means to step down from it through a formal act, a usage still common in Scottish institutions, Freemasonry, and some church and legal contexts where members demit their posts rather than simply quit. The word survives from an older, broader sense of releasing or giving something up, narrowed over time to this specific meaning of resigning a position. Outside these formal settings, most English speakers today would simply say resign or step down instead of demit.
How DEMIT is used
Formal and somewhat old-fashioned; encountered chiefly in Scottish, legal, and institutional writing.
- The minister chose to demit his position after twenty years.
- Members may demit their membership by written notice.
- He decided to demit office rather than face further criticism.
- The lodge recorded that the officer had demitted his post.
- The council accepted her decision to demit the chairmanship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMIT
The 5 tiles of DEMIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEMIT
5 longer words begin with DEMIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMIT
Common questions about DEMIT
- Is DEMIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMIT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMIT worth?
- DEMIT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMIT mean?
- To resign or formally give up an office, position, or membership.
- What letters can be added to DEMIT?
- DEMIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEMIT:
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