DEMOLISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEMOLISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMOLISH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMOLISH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMOLISH
No single letter turns DEMOLISH into another word.
How DEMOLISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEMOLISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMOLISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEMOLISH
- All 8 letters of DEMOLISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEMOLISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull down or destroy something completely, such as a building.
Builders demolish a wall with machines, but speakers use the same verb for crushing a theory or beating a rival by a huge margin. In casual talk, to demolish a meal means to finish it very fast.
How DEMOLISH is used
Used literally for buildings and figuratively for arguments, opponents and food.
- The council voted to demolish the old factory.
- She could demolish his argument in two sentences.
- The home side will demolish any team this weak.
- The boys managed to demolish a whole pizza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMOLISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMOLISH
7 longer words begin with DEMOLISH.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMOLISH
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Common questions about DEMOLISH
- Is DEMOLISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMOLISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMOLISH worth?
- DEMOLISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMOLISH mean?
- To pull down or destroy something completely, such as a building.
- What letters can be added to DEMOLISH?
- No single letter can be added to DEMOLISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEMOLISH:
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