DENE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.
What stands out about DENE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 DENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectregionalBritish
A small valley, especially one covered with trees or bushes.
A dene is the everyday word in parts of northern England for a narrow valley or hollow, especially one with a stream running through it and trees growing along the slopes. The word survives mostly in place names and regional speech rather than standard writing.
How DENE is used
Regional; commonly seen in place names in the north of England rather than in ordinary conversation elsewhere.
- The path dropped steeply into the dene and followed the stream below.
- Sheep grazed on the grassy sides of the dene all summer.
- Local children played for hours in the wooded dene behind the farm.
- Old maps still mark the dene with its original name.
- Mist gathered in the dene long after the hills above had cleared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DENE
The 4 tiles of DENE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DENE
13 longer words begin with DENE.
Words ending in DENE
3 words end in DENE. Useful as a back hook: play DENE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DENE inside
Showing 24 of 79 words that contain DENE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DENE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DENE
Common questions about DENE
- Is DENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENE worth?
- DENE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENE mean?
- A small valley, especially one covered with trees or bushes.
- What letters can be added to DENE?
- DENE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DENE:
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