DEPRECATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEPRECATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPRECATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPRECATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPRECATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPRECATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEPRECATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPRECATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPRECATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To express strong disapproval of something, or to mark a feature as outdated and best avoided.
Speakers deprecate a plan when they argue firmly against it. In software the word has a technical sense: developers deprecate a function that still works but will be removed in a later release.
How DEPRECATE is used
Used in formal criticism and in programming documentation.
- The editor continued to deprecate the new policy.
- Developers will deprecate the old function in the next release.
- She tends to deprecate her own achievements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPRECATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPRECATE
2 longer words begin with DEPRECATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPRECATE
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Common questions about DEPRECATE
- Is DEPRECATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPRECATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPRECATE worth?
- DEPRECATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPRECATE mean?
- To express strong disapproval of something, or to mark a feature as outdated and best avoided.
- What letters can be added to DEPRECATE?
- DEPRECATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEPRECATE:
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