DETRUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DETRUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETRUDE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETRUDE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETRUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETRUDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DETRUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does DETRUDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalrare
To thrust or push down or out with force.
The verb pictures something being driven downward or away from its place. It is the opposite of protrude in spirit, though far less known. Modern writers hardly ever choose detrude.
How DETRUDE is used
Rare and formal; found mostly in older prose and dictionaries.
- The weight of the rock would detrude the post into the soft earth.
- They tried to detrude the intruder from the hall.
- The old text says that pressure can detrude the soil downward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETRUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DETRUDE
2 longer words begin with DETRUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in DETRUDE
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Common questions about DETRUDE
- Is DETRUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETRUDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETRUDE worth?
- DETRUDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETRUDE mean?
- To thrust or push down or out with force.
- What letters can be added to DETRUDE?
- DETRUDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DETRUDE:
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