DERE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.
What stands out about DERE
- The same 4 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 DERE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicpoetic
To injure or do harm to someone or something.
In medieval romance and verse, dere often names the threat a villain poses to an innocent party's body, honour or peace of mind, a stronger charge than mere insult. The word died out as everyday English settled on harm and injure to cover the same ground, leaving dere to specialist glossaries. Modern readers meet dere mainly through footnoted reprints of Middle English poetry.
How DERE is used
Archaic; found in medieval and early modern verse rather than in modern usage.
- The knight swore that no man should dere his lady.
- Old verses warn that idle words can dere a friendship.
- None dared dere the traveller under the king's protection.
- The poem asks what power could dere so gentle a heart.
- To dere an innocent was counted among the worst of sins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERE
The 4 tiles of DERE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DERE
Showing 24 of 60 words that begin with DERE.
Words ending in DERE
3 words end in DERE. Useful as a back hook: play DERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DERE inside
Showing 24 of 268 words that contain DERE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DERE
Common questions about DERE
- Is DERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERE worth?
- DERE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERE mean?
- To injure or do harm to someone or something.
- What letters can be added to DERE?
- DERE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DERE:
Open DERE in the Word Finder