DEPUTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEPUTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPUTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPUTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPUTY
No single letter turns DEPUTY into another word.
How DEPUTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEPUTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does DEPUTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person appointed to act for someone else, or to take second place in a position of authority.
A deputy may stand in when the senior person is away and may carry out some of that person's duties on their behalf. The word is used in many fields: a deputy head runs a school beneath the headteacher, and a sheriff's deputy is an officer of the law. In some countries, such as France, a deputy is also an elected member of parliament. It comes from a Latin word that meant to assign.
How DEPUTY is used
Common in government, policing and school settings.
- The deputy took charge when the manager fell ill.
- A deputy of the sheriff arrived at the scene.
- She was elected a deputy in the national assembly.
- The head asked her deputy to speak at the meeting.
- Every deputy in the department attended the briefing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPUTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPUTY
2 longer words begin with DEPUTY.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPUTY
Common questions about DEPUTY
- Is DEPUTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPUTY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPUTY worth?
- DEPUTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPUTY mean?
- A person appointed to act for someone else, or to take second place in a position of authority.
- What letters can be added to DEPUTY?
- No single letter can be added to DEPUTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEPUTY:
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