DEPLETION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEPLETION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPLETION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPLETION is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPLETION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depletionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPLETION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEPLETION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPLETION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPLETION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The reduction of something in number or quantity until little of it is left.
Depletion shows up in talk of natural resources, such as the slow use of groundwater or the thinning of fish stocks. In medicine it can mean a loss of fluid or of some vital substance in the body. The word suggests a supply being drawn down faster than it is refilled.
How DEPLETION is used
Depletion is common in environmental, financial and medical writing.
- Overfishing has led to the depletion of cod stocks.
- The depletion of the ozone layer alarmed scientists.
- Heavy sweating can cause depletion of salts in the body.
- Farmers worried about the depletion of the aquifer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPLETION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEPLETION
The 9 tiles of DEPLETION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEPLETION
1 longer words begin with DEPLETION.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPLETION
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Common questions about DEPLETION
- Is DEPLETION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPLETION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPLETION worth?
- DEPLETION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPLETION mean?
- The reduction of something in number or quantity until little of it is left.
- What letters can be added to DEPLETION?
- DEPLETION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEPLETION:
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