DEVOLVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEVOLVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVOLVE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVOLVE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVOLVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVOLVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEVOLVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,895 thousand.
What does DEVOLVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To pass power, duties or property down to a lower level or to another person.
Governments devolve powers to regional bodies, and an estate may devolve to an heir. A second sense describes a slide into a worse state, as when a polite debate devolves into shouting.
How DEVOLVE is used
Devolve takes the preposition to for authority and into for a decline.
- The government chose to devolve control of schools to local councils.
- On the owner's death, the estate will devolve to his niece.
- The meeting began calmly but soon began to devolve into argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVOLVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEVOLVE
The 7 tiles of DEVOLVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEVOLVE
4 longer words begin with DEVOLVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVOLVE
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Common questions about DEVOLVE
- Is DEVOLVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVOLVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVOLVE worth?
- DEVOLVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVOLVE mean?
- To pass power, duties or property down to a lower level or to another person.
- What letters can be added to DEVOLVE?
- DEVOLVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEVOLVE:
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