DESIGN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DESIGN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESIGN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESIGN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIGN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
designsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESIGN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESIGN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about DESIGN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 DESIGN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plan or drawing made to show how something will look or work before it is built or produced.
A design can be the finished drawing itself, the process of creating it, or the underlying pattern and purpose behind an object, so an architect's design, the design of a dress, and the design of an experiment are all valid but distinct uses of the same word. In a more abstract sense, design also refers to purpose or intention behind an action, as in the phrase by design rather than by accident. As a verb, to design something is to work out its form and function, usually by making a sketch, model, or detailed plan first.
How DESIGN is used
Extremely common; used across art, engineering, fashion, and everyday speech for both plans and finished objects.
- The architect submitted a design for the new library.
- She studies textile design at a college in the city.
- Nothing about the accident happened by design.
- Engineers tested the design before building a full model.
- The dress had a simple design with a single bold pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESIGN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESIGN
The 6 tiles of DESIGN in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DESIGN
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with DESIGN.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGN
Showing 40 of 92. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DESIGN
- Is DESIGN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIGN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIGN worth?
- DESIGN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESIGN mean?
- A plan or drawing made to show how something will look or work before it is built or produced.
- What letters can be added to DESIGN?
- DESIGN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESIGN:
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