DEMORALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. DEMORALIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMORALIZE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMORALIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMORALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMORALIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEMORALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMORALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEMORALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To crush the confidence, hope or fighting spirit of a person or group.
A string of defeats can demoralize a team far more than any single loss, because it teaches players to expect failure. The verb is about spirit and morale, not about right and wrong, although an older sense did mean to corrupt morally. Dispirit and dishearten are close neighbours.
How DEMORALIZE is used
Common in sport, work and military writing when constant setbacks wear down a group.
- Constant criticism can demoralize even the most dedicated staff.
- The early goal did not demoralize the visitors.
- Heavy shelling was meant to demoralize the defenders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMORALIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMORALIZE
4 longer words begin with DEMORALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMORALIZE
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Common questions about DEMORALIZE
- Is DEMORALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMORALIZE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMORALIZE worth?
- DEMORALIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMORALIZE mean?
- To crush the confidence, hope or fighting spirit of a person or group.
- What letters can be added to DEMORALIZE?
- DEMORALIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEMORALIZE:
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