DEPLORE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEPLORE 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 DEPLORE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPLORE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPLORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPLORE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPLORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,903.
What does DEPLORE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To feel or express strong disapproval or deep regret about something.
To deplore an act is to condemn it in earnest and often in public, usually with a note of sorrow. Statesmen deplore violence; critics deplore falling standards. The older sense of mourning a loss has largely faded.
How DEPLORE is used
Typical of formal statements, editorials and speeches.
- The committee deplore the decision in a joint statement.
- Many people deplore the loss of local shops.
- I deplore the way the matter was handled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPLORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPLORE
4 longer words begin with DEPLORE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPLORE
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Common questions about DEPLORE
- Is DEPLORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPLORE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPLORE worth?
- DEPLORE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPLORE mean?
- To feel or express strong disapproval or deep regret about something.
- What letters can be added to DEPLORE?
- DEPLORE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPLORE:
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