DENEGATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DENEGATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENEGATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENEGATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENEGATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
denegationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENEGATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DENEGATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENEGATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENEGATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A flat refusal to admit or accept something; a contradiction of a claim.
Denegation is an old, rare cousin of denial and has nearly disappeared from modern speech. It turns up in older legal or philosophical prose.
How DENEGATION is used
Rare and dated; modern writers almost always choose denial.
- His denegation of the charge was immediate.
- The old text records a denegation of the debt.
- A stubborn denegation was all the witness offered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENEGATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENEGATION
1 longer words begin with DENEGATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DENEGATION
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Common questions about DENEGATION
- Is DENEGATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENEGATION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENEGATION worth?
- DENEGATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENEGATION mean?
- A flat refusal to admit or accept something; a contradiction of a claim.
- What letters can be added to DENEGATION?
- DENEGATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DENEGATION:
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