DERNYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. DERNYS 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 DERNYS?
| 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 DERNYS 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 DERNYS
No single letter turns DERNYS into another word.
How DERNYS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERNYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about DERNYS
- DERNYS 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 DERNYS
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Common questions about DERNYS
- Is DERNYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DERNYS is not in it.
- How many points is DERNYS worth?
- DERNYS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DERNYS?
- No single letter can be added to DERNYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERNYS:
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