DERACINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DERACINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERACINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERACINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERACINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deracinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERACINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DERACINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERACINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DERACINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person who has been uprooted from his or her native environment or culture.
The French word literally means pulled up by the roots, and writers use it for exiles and emigrants who feel cut off from home. A deracine may live comfortably abroad and still belong fully to no place.
How DERACINE is used
Deracine usually appears in literary prose, often with an acute accent as deracine.
- The novel follows a lonely deracine in a foreign capital.
- As a deracine he spoke every language well and none like a native.
- Critics called the poet a deracine of the modern age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERACINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DERACINE
1 longer words begin with DERACINE.
Shorter words from the letters in DERACINE
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Common questions about DERACINE
- Is DERACINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERACINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERACINE worth?
- DERACINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERACINE mean?
- A person who has been uprooted from his or her native environment or culture.
- What letters can be added to DERACINE?
- DERACINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DERACINE:
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