DERMA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DERMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERMA?
| 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 DERMA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DERMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about DERMA
- The same 5 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 DERMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The deep, inner layer of the skin, lying beneath the outer epidermis, known in general use as the dermis.
The derma contains blood vessels, nerve endings, and connective tissue that support the thinner outer layer above it. Doctors and biologists use derma mainly in technical writing, while everyday speech usually just says skin. Words built on the same root, such as dermatology and dermatitis, all point back to this deeper skin layer.
How DERMA is used
Chiefly technical or medical; general speech prefers skin or dermis.
- The burn reached down into the derma.
- Blood vessels in the derma nourish the skin above.
- The lecture explained how the derma differs from the epidermis.
- Scar tissue forms when the derma is damaged deeply.
- The cream claimed to strengthen collagen within the derma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERMA
The 5 tiles of DERMA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DERMA
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with DERMA.
Words ending in DERMA
7 words end in DERMA. Useful as a back hook: play DERMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with DERMA inside
Showing 24 of 64 words that contain DERMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DERMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DERMA
Showing 40 of 48. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DERMA
- Is DERMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERMA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERMA worth?
- DERMA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERMA mean?
- The deep, inner layer of the skin, lying beneath the outer epidermis, known in general use as the dermis.
- What letters can be added to DERMA?
- DERMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DERMA:
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