DEPREDATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEPREDATION 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 DEPREDATION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPREDATION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPREDATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depredationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPREDATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEPREDATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPREDATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPREDATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of plundering or ravaging a place, or the damage left by such raiding.
Depredation suggests repeated, destructive looting rather than a single theft. Writers often apply it to armies, pirates or even animals that steadily ruin crops.
How DEPREDATION is used
Usually found in historical or formal writing, often in the plural as depredations.
- The village never recovered from the depredation of passing armies.
- Farmers complained about the depredation of crows on the young corn.
- Coastal towns lived in fear of pirate depredation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPREDATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPREDATION
1 longer words begin with DEPREDATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPREDATION
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Common questions about DEPREDATION
- Is DEPREDATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPREDATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPREDATION worth?
- DEPREDATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPREDATION mean?
- The act of plundering or ravaging a place, or the damage left by such raiding.
- What letters can be added to DEPREDATION?
- DEPREDATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEPREDATION:
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