DEPRIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEPRIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPRIVE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPRIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPRIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPRIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPRIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about DEPRIVE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEPRIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take something away from a person or prevent them from having or using it.
Deprive is nearly always followed by of and names the thing that is lost, such as sleep, rights or freedom. It suggests that someone or something causes the lack, which sets it apart from simply missing out.
How DEPRIVE is used
Deprive is common in everyday and formal English, usually in the pattern deprive someone of something.
- Noise from the street can deprive you of a good night of sleep.
- The law may not deprive a citizen of liberty without a trial.
- Do not deprive the plants of light.
- The long siege began to deprive the town of food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPRIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEPRIVE
The 7 tiles of DEPRIVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEPRIVE
6 longer words begin with DEPRIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPRIVE
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Common questions about DEPRIVE
- Is DEPRIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPRIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPRIVE worth?
- DEPRIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPRIVE mean?
- To take something away from a person or prevent them from having or using it.
- What letters can be added to DEPRIVE?
- DEPRIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPRIVE:
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