DENIZEN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DENIZEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENIZEN?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENIZEN is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENIZEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
denizensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENIZEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DENIZEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does DENIZEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person, animal or plant that lives or is commonly found in a particular place.
Denizen gives a place a touch of character, as in the denizens of a pub or a coral reef. It once also meant a foreigner granted certain rights in a new country. Writers like the word because it makes ordinary residents sound colourful.
How DENIZEN is used
Typical of descriptive writing about habitats, neighbourhoods and communities, as in denizens of the deep.
- The old pub was full of its usual denizens.
- Sharks and rays are the denizens of this warm sea.
- He was a familiar denizen of the city's jazz clubs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENIZEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENIZEN
5 longer words begin with DENIZEN.
Shorter words from the letters in DENIZEN
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Common questions about DENIZEN
- Is DENIZEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENIZEN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENIZEN worth?
- DENIZEN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENIZEN mean?
- A person, animal or plant that lives or is commonly found in a particular place.
- What letters can be added to DENIZEN?
- DENIZEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DENIZEN:
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