DERNIER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DERNIER 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 DERNIER?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERNIER is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERNIER
No single letter turns DERNIER into another word.
How DERNIER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DERNIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,858.
What does DERNIER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Last or final, a word borrowed from French.
English uses dernier almost only inside borrowed French phrases. On its own it is not an everyday English adjective.
How DERNIER is used
Appears in set French expressions; dernier alone is rare in English.
- In French, dernier means the last one.
- The phrase uses dernier to mark the final item.
- A dictionary entry for dernier gives it as last.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERNIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERNIER
The 7 tiles of DERNIER in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DERNIER
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Common questions about DERNIER
- Is DERNIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERNIER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERNIER worth?
- DERNIER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERNIER mean?
- Last or final, a word borrowed from French.
- What letters can be added to DERNIER?
- No single letter can be added to DERNIER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DERNIER:
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