DEPLUME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEPLUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPLUME?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPLUME is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPLUME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPLUME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPLUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 947,417.
What does DEPLUME mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To strip a bird of its feathers, or, figuratively, to strip a person of honour or possessions.
To deplume a goose is a plain kitchen job, but writers also use the verb for humbling a proud person, as if taking away fine plumage. The word is old and literary and seldom heard in casual speech.
How DEPLUME is used
Rare, used in cookery contexts and in elevated figurative writing.
- The cook began to deplume the pheasant.
- Scandal threatened to deplume the proud minister.
- Hunters would deplume the birds before cooking them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPLUME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPLUME
2 longer words begin with DEPLUME.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPLUME
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Common questions about DEPLUME
- Is DEPLUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPLUME, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPLUME worth?
- DEPLUME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPLUME mean?
- To strip a bird of its feathers, or, figuratively, to strip a person of honour or possessions.
- What letters can be added to DEPLUME?
- DEPLUME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPLUME:
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