DEVIATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEVIATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVIATORY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVIATORY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVIATORY
No single letter turns DEVIATORY into another word.
How DEVIATORY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEVIATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEVIATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEVIATORY
- All 9 letters of DEVIATORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEVIATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Tending to turn away from the usual or direct course; inclined to deviate.
Deviatory behaviour wanders off the expected path, whether in route, rule or doctrine. The word is uncommon, and most writers prefer deviant or divergent. It sounds formal and slightly old.
How DEVIATORY is used
Rare and formal; appears in older or academic prose.
- The deviatory path took the travellers far from the road.
- Her deviatory views worried the committee.
- A deviatory course in the middle of the voyage cost them a day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVIATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVIATORY
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Common questions about DEVIATORY
- Is DEVIATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVIATORY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVIATORY worth?
- DEVIATORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVIATORY mean?
- Tending to turn away from the usual or direct course; inclined to deviate.
- What letters can be added to DEVIATORY?
- No single letter can be added to DEVIATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEVIATORY:
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