DEPRECIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEPRECIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPRECIATE?
| 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 DEPRECIATE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPRECIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPRECIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEPRECIATE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPRECIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPRECIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fall in value over time, or to lower the value of something.
New cars depreciate quickly in the first years, and accountants spread an asset's cost over its life in the same way. In a second sense, to depreciate someone is to belittle their work.
How DEPRECIATE is used
Used in finance and accounting, and more rarely for speaking down about a person or effort.
- Computers depreciate faster than most office furniture.
- The firm will depreciate the machine over five years.
- Do not depreciate her achievements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPRECIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPRECIATE
2 longer words begin with DEPRECIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPRECIATE
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Common questions about DEPRECIATE
- Is DEPRECIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPRECIATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPRECIATE worth?
- DEPRECIATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPRECIATE mean?
- To fall in value over time, or to lower the value of something.
- What letters can be added to DEPRECIATE?
- DEPRECIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEPRECIATE:
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