DEVOIR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEVOIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVOIR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVOIR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVOIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
devoirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVOIR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEVOIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about DEVOIR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEVOIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A duty or an act of courtesy owed to someone, especially in the phrase to pay one's devoirs.
The word came into English from French, where it meant duty, and it stayed alive mostly in the world of knights and courts. A person who did his devoir was meeting a formal obligation, whether in battle or in manners. Today it turns up in historical fiction and in deliberately ornate prose, usually in the plural.
How DEVOIR is used
Archaic and literary; most often seen in the plural, as in paying devoirs to a host or a lady.
- The young knight did his devoir on the field that day.
- Each guest came forward to pay a devoir to the queen.
- He saw the visit as a devoir rather than a pleasure.
- In the old romance, every devoir is carried out with great ceremony.
- She expected the usual devoir from the men of the household.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVOIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEVOIR
The 6 tiles of DEVOIR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEVOIR
1 longer words begin with DEVOIR.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVOIR
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Common questions about DEVOIR
- Is DEVOIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVOIR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVOIR worth?
- DEVOIR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVOIR mean?
- A duty or an act of courtesy owed to someone, especially in the phrase to pay one's devoirs.
- What letters can be added to DEVOIR?
- DEVOIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEVOIR:
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