DEODAND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEODAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEODAND?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEODAND is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEODAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deodandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEODAND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEODAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about DEODAND
- DEODAND begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEODAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicallegal
In old English law, an object or animal that had caused a person's death and was therefore forfeited to the Crown.
The idea was that the guilty thing should be given up for pious use, and its value was often paid to the crown. A cart, a horse or a boat could become a deodand. English law abolished the practice in the middle of the nineteenth century.
How DEODAND is used
Seen almost only in legal history and in writing about medieval or early modern justice.
- The cart that crushed the boy was declared a deodand.
- A jury could set the value of a deodand after an inquest.
- Historians still cite the deodand as a strange survival of ancient belief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEODAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEODAND
1 longer words begin with DEODAND.
Shorter words from the letters in DEODAND
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Common questions about DEODAND
- Is DEODAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEODAND, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEODAND worth?
- DEODAND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEODAND mean?
- In old English law, an object or animal that had caused a person's death and was therefore forfeited to the Crown.
- What letters can be added to DEODAND?
- DEODAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEODAND:
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