DEWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEWATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEWATER?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEWATER is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dewatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEWATER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What stands out about DEWATER
- The same 7 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 DEWATER mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove water from something such as a flooded site, sludge or a mineral slurry.
Engineers dewater a construction pit by pumping out groundwater so that work can go on dry. Waste plants dewater sludge to cut its weight before it is carted away. The word belongs to building, mining and wastewater work.
How DEWATER is used
Technical; used in construction, mining and water treatment.
- Crews had to dewater the trench before laying the pipe.
- The plant uses a press to dewater the sludge.
- Pumps will dewater the mine shaft over the weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEWATER
The 7 tiles of DEWATER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEWATER
6 longer words begin with DEWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in DEWATER
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Common questions about DEWATER
- Is DEWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEWATER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEWATER worth?
- DEWATER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEWATER mean?
- To remove water from something such as a flooded site, sludge or a mineral slurry.
- What letters can be added to DEWATER?
- DEWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEWATER:
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