DERIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DERIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERIVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about DERIVE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 DERIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To obtain something from a source, or to trace a word or idea back to its origin.
Derive suits situations where one thing is drawn out of another, such as a name from a language, a profit from an investment, or a result from a formula. In word study, linguists say that a term derives from an older word, and the noun derivation names that history. The Latin root meant to draw off water from a stream.
How DERIVE is used
Formal-neutral; common in academic and scientific writing.
- Many English words derive from Latin.
- She hoped to derive comfort from the old letters.
- The students must derive the formula step by step.
- The town will derive most of its income from tourism.
- Scholars derive the name from a river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERIVE
The 6 tiles of DERIVE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DERIVE
4 longer words begin with DERIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DERIVE
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Common questions about DERIVE
- Is DERIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERIVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERIVE worth?
- DERIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERIVE mean?
- To obtain something from a source, or to trace a word or idea back to its origin.
- What letters can be added to DERIVE?
- DERIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERIVE:
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