DEPAINT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEPAINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPAINT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPAINT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPAINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depaintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPAINT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about DEPAINT
- The same 7 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 DEPAINT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To depict or portray something, as in a picture or in words.
Old poets such as Spenser used depaint where a modern writer says depict. It carried the sense of painting a scene so vividly that the reader can see it. Now it survives only in antique verse and in word lists.
How DEPAINT is used
Archaic; found in older poetry rather than in everyday prose.
- The poet sets out to depaint the beauty of the garden.
- No brush could depaint the colours of that evening sky.
- In old verse a writer might depaint a battle in a few lines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPAINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEPAINT
The 7 tiles of DEPAINT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEPAINT
3 longer words begin with DEPAINT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPAINT
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Common questions about DEPAINT
- Is DEPAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPAINT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPAINT worth?
- DEPAINT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPAINT mean?
- To depict or portray something, as in a picture or in words.
- What letters can be added to DEPAINT?
- DEPAINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPAINT:
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