DERNLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. DERNLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DERNLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERNLY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERNLY
No single letter turns DERNLY into another word.
How DERNLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERNLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about DERNLY
- DERNLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DERNLY
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Common questions about DERNLY
- Is DERNLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DERNLY is not in it.
- How many points is DERNLY worth?
- DERNLY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DERNLY?
- No single letter can be added to DERNLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERNLY:
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