DEY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEY is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does DEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The ruler of Algiers under Ottoman rule.
The dey was chosen by the soldiers of the garrison and held power until they replaced him, which they frequently did and rarely gently. The title ended with the French invasion of 1830, and it survives in English almost entirely in histories of the Barbary coast.
How DEY is used
Countable: a dey, two deys. Historical.
- The dey ruled until the garrison decided otherwise.
- A dey held the office for as long as he was useful.
- The last dey was removed in 1830.
- Treaties were signed with the dey and broken by both sides.
- The word dey belongs to one city and three centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEY
The 3 tiles of DEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEY
1 longer words begin with DEY.
Words ending in DEY
2 words end in DEY. Useful as a back hook: play DEY onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEY inside
9 words contain DEY in the middle. Words that start with DEY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEY
Common questions about DEY
- Is DEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEY worth?
- DEY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEY mean?
- The ruler of Algiers under Ottoman rule.
- What letters can be added to DEY?
- DEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DEY:
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