DEVA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
devasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does DEVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A god or divine being in Indian religion.
Deva goes back to a very old root about light and divinity, and the same root produced the Latin word behind diva. The two arrived in English by completely separate routes.
How DEVA is used
Countable: a deva, two devas.
- A deva is not a supreme god but one of many.
- The word deva is Sanskrit.
- Deva and diva go back to the same ancient root.
- Two devas are named in the same hymn.
- The route deva took into English was its own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEVA
The 4 tiles of DEVA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEVA
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with DEVA.
Words with DEVA inside
9 words contain DEVA in the middle. Words that start with DEVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVA
Common questions about DEVA
- Is DEVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVA worth?
- DEVA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVA mean?
- A god or divine being in Indian religion.
- What letters can be added to DEVA?
- DEVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEVA:
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