DERMIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DERMIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERMIS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERMIS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERMIS
No single letter turns DERMIS into another word.
How DERMIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERMIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does DERMIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The thick inner layer of the skin, lying beneath the outer epidermis.
Beneath the thin surface layer of the skin lies the dermis, where the blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat glands and hair roots are found. It gives skin its strength and elasticity, and deep cuts or burns that reach it tend to scar. The name is Greek for skin, and older anatomy books name the same layer the true skin, or the corium.
How DERMIS is used
Technical term of anatomy and dermatology.
- The needle passed through the epidermis into the dermis.
- Hair grows from follicles rooted in the dermis.
- A deep burn can destroy the dermis and leave a scar.
- The dermis supplies the skin above it with blood.
- Collagen in the dermis thins as people age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERMIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERMIS
The 6 tiles of DERMIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DERMIS
1 longer words begin with DERMIS.
Shorter words from the letters in DERMIS
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Common questions about DERMIS
- Is DERMIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERMIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERMIS worth?
- DERMIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERMIS mean?
- The thick inner layer of the skin, lying beneath the outer epidermis.
- What letters can be added to DERMIS?
- No single letter can be added to DERMIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERMIS:
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