DEVOICE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEVOICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVOICE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVOICE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVOICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVOICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEVOICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does DEVOICE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To pronounce a normally voiced speech sound without vibration of the vocal cords.
Linguists say a language devoices a sound when a letter like b or z is spoken more like p or s, as happens at the end of words in German. The term describes a sound change, not a person losing their voice.
How DEVOICE is used
Devoice is a linguistics term used when describing pronunciation and sound changes.
- In German, speakers devoice final consonants such as the d in Hund.
- Some speakers devoice the vowel in a quickly spoken word.
- Learners often devoice the last sound of words like dog.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVOICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEVOICE
2 longer words begin with DEVOICE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVOICE
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Common questions about DEVOICE
- Is DEVOICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVOICE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVOICE worth?
- DEVOICE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVOICE mean?
- To pronounce a normally voiced speech sound without vibration of the vocal cords.
- What letters can be added to DEVOICE?
- DEVOICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEVOICE:
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