DESHI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DESHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESHI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESHI is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deshisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESHI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DESHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about DESHI
- The same 5 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 DESHI mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Indian Englishregional
Native, indigenous, or homegrown, as opposed to foreign or imported; used especially of South Asian, and particularly Bengali, goods and culture.
Deshi marks something as belonging to the local country or region rather than coming from abroad, and it is widely used across South Asia to contrast homegrown produce, breeds, or products with imported ones, as in deshi chicken or deshi rice. The word is also applied more broadly to describe traditions, food, and music rooted in South Asian culture rather than Western or foreign influence. Its opposite in everyday speech is often bideshi, meaning foreign.
How DESHI is used
Common in Indian and Bangladeshi English, applied to food, goods, and culture seen as local rather than imported.
- The market sold deshi vegetables alongside imported produce.
- Her grandmother insisted that deshi eggs tasted better than the farmed kind.
- The restaurant advertised deshi cooking made with local spices.
- He preferred deshi cotton to the imported fabric on offer.
- Local farmers boasted that deshi breeds handled the heat better than imported cattle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESHI
The 5 tiles of DESHI in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with DESHI
1 longer words begin with DESHI.
Words with DESHI inside
8 words contain DESHI in the middle. Words that start with DESHI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DESHI
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Common questions about DESHI
- Is DESHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESHI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESHI worth?
- DESHI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESHI mean?
- Native, indigenous, or homegrown, as opposed to foreign or imported; used especially of South Asian, and particularly Bengali, goods and culture.
- What letters can be added to DESHI?
- DESHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DESHI:
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