DERRIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DERRIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERRIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERRIS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERRIS
No single letter turns DERRIS into another word.
How DERRIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERRIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 45,990.
What stands out about DERRIS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DERRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical climbing plant whose roots yield rotenone, a substance long used as an insecticide.
Derris is a woody vine native to tropical Asia, and growers have crushed its roots for generations to make a powder that kills garden pests. The same name, derris, is applied both to the plant itself and to the insecticide made from it. Because rotenone breaks down quickly in sunlight, derris was once valued as a comparatively short-lived, less persistent pesticide.
How DERRIS is used
Countable noun for the plant, uncountable for the insecticide derived from it.
- Gardeners once dusted roses with derris powder.
- The derris vine climbed over the fence in thick tangles.
- Rotenone is extracted from the roots of derris.
- Farmers used derris to control caterpillars on vegetables.
- Several derris species grow wild across Southeast Asia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERRIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERRIS
The 6 tiles of DERRIS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with DERRIS
1 longer words begin with DERRIS.
Shorter words from the letters in DERRIS
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Common questions about DERRIS
- Is DERRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERRIS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERRIS worth?
- DERRIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERRIS mean?
- A tropical climbing plant whose roots yield rotenone, a substance long used as an insecticide.
- What letters can be added to DERRIS?
- No single letter can be added to DERRIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERRIS:
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