DEPLETE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEPLETE 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 DEPLETE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPLETE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPLETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPLETE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPLETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 378,967.
What does DEPLETE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To use up or greatly reduce the supply or amount of something.
You deplete a resource, such as a fund, a stock of fuel or a store of energy, until little remains. The word carries a sense of draining that cannot be quickly refilled. Overfishing, for example, can deplete a whole sea of its fish.
How DEPLETE is used
Used for natural resources, savings, energy and stocks of any kind.
- Heavy logging could deplete the forest within a generation.
- A long march will deplete the strength of the strongest soldier.
- Do not deplete your savings before the new job begins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPLETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPLETE
4 longer words begin with DEPLETE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPLETE
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Common questions about DEPLETE
- Is DEPLETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPLETE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPLETE worth?
- DEPLETE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPLETE mean?
- To use up or greatly reduce the supply or amount of something.
- What letters can be added to DEPLETE?
- DEPLETE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPLETE:
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