DESUETUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESUETUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESUETUDE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESUETUDE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESUETUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desuetudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESUETUDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESUETUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESUETUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESUETUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
A state in which a custom, law or practice is no longer used.
Desuetude suggests something that has quietly faded away without being formally abolished. Writers use it for old customs, unused buildings and forgotten rules. In law it can describe a statute that nobody enforces any more.
How DESUETUDE is used
A formal, bookish word, usually in the phrase fall into desuetude.
- The old ritual fell into desuetude within a generation.
- The law remained on the books, in desuetude for decades.
- The mill stood in desuetude beside the silent river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESUETUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESUETUDE
1 longer words begin with DESUETUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESUETUDE
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Common questions about DESUETUDE
- Is DESUETUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESUETUDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESUETUDE worth?
- DESUETUDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESUETUDE mean?
- A state in which a custom, law or practice is no longer used.
- What letters can be added to DESUETUDE?
- DESUETUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESUETUDE:
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