DEPART is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEPART is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPART?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPART is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPART
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
departsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPART scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEPART, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about DEPART
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 DEPART mean in Scrabble?
verb
To leave a place, usually to begin a journey, or to turn away from an accepted course.
Timetables list when each train will depart, and the word sounds more formal than leave. It also has a figurative life: a writer may depart from the plan, meaning stray from it, and a person who has departed this life has died. The oldest sense, to divide or separate, is now obsolete but explains the word departure and the phrase a parting of the ways.
How DEPART is used
Standard English; formal in travel announcements and in the phrase depart from.
- The last train will depart at midnight.
- Guests began to depart soon after the speeches.
- We must not depart from the agreed plan.
- The ship was due to depart from the harbour at dawn.
- He chose to depart quietly, without any farewell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPART and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEPART
The 6 tiles of DEPART in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DEPART
22 longer words begin with DEPART.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPART
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Common questions about DEPART
- Is DEPART valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPART, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPART worth?
- DEPART is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPART mean?
- To leave a place, usually to begin a journey, or to turn away from an accepted course.
- What letters can be added to DEPART?
- DEPART takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEPART:
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