DEPICT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEPICT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPICT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPICT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPICT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depictsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPICT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEPICT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DEPICT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To show something in a picture, sculpture or other visual form, or to portray it in words.
Depict covers both kinds of portrayal: an artist can depict a harbour at dawn, and a novelist can depict a character so vividly that the reader seems to see her. It comes from the Latin word for painting, and it suggests a faithful or at least deliberate likeness rather than a casual mention.
How DEPICT is used
Common in writing about art, film, history and fiction, usually with the subject as the object.
- The mural will depict the founding of the town.
- Many early maps depict sea monsters in the empty ocean.
- How does the film depict life in a mining village?
- She tried to depict her grandfather exactly as he looked in old age.
- The report does not depict the problem as serious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPICT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPICT
14 longer words begin with DEPICT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPICT
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Common questions about DEPICT
- Is DEPICT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPICT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPICT worth?
- DEPICT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPICT mean?
- To show something in a picture, sculpture or other visual form, or to portray it in words.
- What letters can be added to DEPICT?
- DEPICT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEPICT:
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