DERIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DERIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERIDE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERIDE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What stands out about DERIDE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 DERIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To mock or express contempt for someone or something, usually openly.
To deride is stronger than simply to criticise, carrying an open note of scorn or ridicule rather than measured disagreement. Critics might deride a film as lazy, or a crowd might deride a failed attempt, and in both cases deride suggests the target is being laughed at rather than merely disapproved of. It comes from a Latin verb meaning to laugh down, which still shows through in the contemptuous tone the English word keeps today.
How DERIDE is used
Fairly formal; common in writing, especially criticism and journalism, less so in casual speech.
- Critics were quick to deride the new policy as unworkable.
- He tends to deride any idea that is not his own.
- The plan was derided in the press within a day of its announcement.
- She refused to deride his effort, however clumsy it looked.
- Opponents deride the theory without offering an alternative.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERIDE
The 6 tiles of DERIDE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DERIDE
4 longer words begin with DERIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in DERIDE
Common questions about DERIDE
- Is DERIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERIDE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERIDE worth?
- DERIDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERIDE mean?
- To mock or express contempt for someone or something, usually openly.
- What letters can be added to DERIDE?
- DERIDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERIDE:
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