DEPARTMENTS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEPARTMENTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1p3a1r1t1m3e1n1t1s1
PlayableDEPARTMENTS · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEPARTMENTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful DEPARTMENTS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPARTMENTS
No single letter turns DEPARTMENTS into another word.
How DEPARTMENTS scores
Scrabble d2e1p3a1r1t1m3e1n1t1s1 16
Words with Friends d2e1p4a1r1t1m4e1n2t1s1 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEPARTMENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPARTMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPARTMENTS
department15 transepted13 trapnested13 dampeners14 enstamped14 restamped14 stampeder14 attempers13 permeants13 patterned12 pretasted12 smartened12 smattered12 spattered12 tradesmen12 attenders10 dampener13 dempster13 emparted13 spademen13 stampede13 stepdame13 stramped13 tampered13 attemper12 permeant12 peterman12 prenames12 spearmen12 temperas12 tempters12 trampets12 adeptest11 amenders11 destream11 mastered11 mattered11 meanders11 parented11 patented11
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Common questions about DEPARTMENTS
- Is DEPARTMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPARTMENTS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPARTMENTS worth?
- DEPARTMENTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEPARTMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to DEPARTMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEPARTMENTS:
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