DEVOT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEVOT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEVOT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVOT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVOT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVOT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEVOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does DEVOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
(From French) A devotee, someone deeply and often visibly devoted to a religion or cause.
Devot is borrowed directly from French, where it names a person whose devotion, especially religious devotion, shapes daily behaviour. English writers used the borrowed form occasionally instead of the native word devotee, particularly in translations or accounts of French life.
How DEVOT is used
Rare in English, appearing mostly in translated or French-influenced writing.
- The old memoir describes her aunt as a quiet devot who prayed daily.
- He was known in the village as a devot rather than a casual churchgoer.
- The letter calls the couple devot, faithful to every observance.
- She grew into a devot after years of doubt, the biography explains.
- The travel account notes how many devot pilgrims filled the small chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEVOT
The 5 tiles of DEVOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEVOT
24 longer words begin with DEVOT.
Words with DEVOT inside
6 words contain DEVOT in the middle. Words that start with DEVOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVOT
Common questions about DEVOT
- Is DEVOT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEVOT is not in it.
- How many points is DEVOT worth?
- DEVOT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVOT mean?
- (From French) A devotee, someone deeply and often visibly devoted to a religion or cause.
- What letters can be added to DEVOT?
- DEVOT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEVOT:
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