DEQUEUE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEQUEUE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEQUEUE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 65 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEQUEUE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEQUEUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEQUEUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEQUEUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,032 thousand.
What stands out about DEQUEUE
- DEQUEUE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DEQUEUE
3 longer words begin with DEQUEUE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEQUEUE
Common questions about DEQUEUE
- Is DEQUEUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEQUEUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEQUEUE worth?
- DEQUEUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEQUEUE?
- DEQUEUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEQUEUE:
Open DEQUEUE in the Word Finder