DERAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DERAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERAT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERAT is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DERAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about DERAT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 DERAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To clear a ship, building, or storage area of rats.
Ports and health authorities once required ships to derat before sailing, or to hold a certificate proving the work had already been done, because rats on board could carry disease between countries. The same verb applies on land to warehouses and grain stores, where rats damage stock and spread contamination if left unchecked. The related noun for this work is deratization, and the process usually combines trapping, poison, and sealing off the places rats could enter.
How DERAT is used
A formal, technical verb used mostly in shipping and public-health documents rather than in ordinary conversation.
- Port authorities required the crew to derat the old freighter.
- The company hired specialists to derat the grain warehouse.
- A captain must derat the hold before loading fresh grain.
- Health inspectors ordered them to derat the harbour sheds.
- It can take days to derat a ship that size properly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERAT
The 5 tiles of DERAT in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DERAT
12 longer words begin with DERAT.
Words with DERAT inside
Showing 24 of 99 words that contain DERAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DERAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DERAT
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Common questions about DERAT
- Is DERAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERAT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERAT worth?
- DERAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERAT mean?
- To clear a ship, building, or storage area of rats.
- What letters can be added to DERAT?
- DERAT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DERAT:
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