DERMESTID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DERMESTID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERMESTID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERMESTID is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERMESTID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dermestidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DERMESTID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DERMESTID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERMESTID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DERMESTID
- DERMESTID begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DERMESTID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A small beetle of the family Dermestidae whose larvae feed on hides, fur, wool and other dried animal material.
A dermestid can be a household pest that chews through carpets and stored woollens. Museums keep colonies of them on purpose, because they clean flesh from skeletons without harming the bone. The same insect is therefore a pest in one building and a tool in another.
How DERMESTID is used
Dermestid is a zoological term, often used by collectors and museum staff.
- A dermestid larva had eaten a hole in the wool rug.
- The museum cleans skulls using a colony of dermestid beetles.
- Each dermestid hatches from an egg laid in dried animal matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERMESTID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DERMESTID
1 longer words begin with DERMESTID.
Shorter words from the letters in DERMESTID
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Common questions about DERMESTID
- Is DERMESTID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERMESTID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERMESTID worth?
- DERMESTID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERMESTID mean?
- A small beetle of the family Dermestidae whose larvae feed on hides, fur, wool and other dried animal material.
- What letters can be added to DERMESTID?
- DERMESTID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DERMESTID:
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