DEPSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEPSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPSIDE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPSIDE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depsidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPSIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEPSIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561,432.
What does DEPSIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical compound formed by linking two or more phenolic acid units through an ester bond.
A depside is a type of natural product, found especially in lichens, where it helps the organism defend itself. Chemists classify each depside by the acids that make it up. The word belongs to organic chemistry and is hardly ever seen outside it.
How DEPSIDE is used
A specialist term from organic chemistry and lichen research.
- The lichen extract contained a depside that the team had not seen before.
- A single depside can be split back into its acid parts by hydrolysis.
- She isolated the depside and measured its melting point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPSIDE
1 longer words begin with DEPSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPSIDE
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Common questions about DEPSIDE
- Is DEPSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPSIDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPSIDE worth?
- DEPSIDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPSIDE mean?
- A chemical compound formed by linking two or more phenolic acid units through an ester bond.
- What letters can be added to DEPSIDE?
- DEPSIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEPSIDE:
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