DEPONENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEPONENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPONENT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPONENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPONENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deponentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPONENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEPONENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPONENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPONENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who gives sworn written evidence, such as an affidavit.
The deponent signs a statement under oath, and a court may accept it without calling him in person. Latin grammar uses the same word for a verb that looks passive but has an active meaning.
How DEPONENT is used
Deponent belongs to legal vocabulary, and it is also an adjective in Latin grammar.
- The deponent swore that the signature was her own.
- Each deponent must sign before a notary.
- Latin teachers explain that a deponent verb has passive forms and active sense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPONENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPONENT
1 longer words begin with DEPONENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPONENT
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Common questions about DEPONENT
- Is DEPONENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPONENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPONENT worth?
- DEPONENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPONENT mean?
- A person who gives sworn written evidence, such as an affidavit.
- What letters can be added to DEPONENT?
- DEPONENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEPONENT:
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