DERISORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DERISORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERISORY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERISORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERISORY
No single letter turns DERISORY into another word.
How DERISORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DERISORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERISORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DERISORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
So small or inadequate that it is ridiculous.
A derisory offer is an insult because it falls far short of what was fair. In British English it is typical for pay, fines and settlements.
How DERISORY is used
Mainly British, for amounts that seem laughably low.
- The union rejected the derisory pay rise.
- A derisory fine did nothing to stop the company.
- They made a derisory offer for the old house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERISORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DERISORY
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Common questions about DERISORY
- Is DERISORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERISORY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERISORY worth?
- DERISORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERISORY mean?
- So small or inadequate that it is ridiculous.
- What letters can be added to DERISORY?
- No single letter can be added to DERISORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DERISORY:
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