DESERVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESERVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESERVE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESERVE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESERVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESERVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESERVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 378,967.
What does DESERVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have earned something, good or bad, through your actions or qualities.
When you say someone will deserve a reward or a punishment, you are judging that it fits what they have done. The word carries a sense of fairness, and people often say that others deserve better than they got. It can be negative as well, as in deserving blame.
How DESERVE is used
Used to say that a reward, penalty or treatment is fair.
- You deserve a long holiday after all that work.
- No one should deserve such cruel treatment.
- The winners deserve our congratulations.
- He did not deserve the blame for the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESERVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESERVE
The 7 tiles of DESERVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DESERVE
7 longer words begin with DESERVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESERVE
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Common questions about DESERVE
- Is DESERVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESERVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESERVE worth?
- DESERVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESERVE mean?
- To have earned something, good or bad, through your actions or qualities.
- What letters can be added to DESERVE?
- DESERVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESERVE:
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