DIREFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIREFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIREFUL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIREFUL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIREFUL
No single letter turns DIREFUL into another word.
How DIREFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIREFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does DIREFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Causing great fear or suffering; terrible.
Direful belongs to the language of tragedy and warning, as in direful omens or a direful prophecy. It is a stronger and more old-fashioned cousin of dire. Modern writers use it for effect, and it can sound deliberately grand.
How DIREFUL is used
Literary and dated; used for dramatic effect.
- The old woman spoke of a direful omen in the sky.
- Sailors feared the direful storm that followed.
- It was a direful warning that nobody wished to hear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIREFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIREFUL
3 longer words begin with DIREFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in DIREFUL
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Common questions about DIREFUL
- Is DIREFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIREFUL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIREFUL worth?
- DIREFUL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIREFUL mean?
- Causing great fear or suffering; terrible.
- What letters can be added to DIREFUL?
- No single letter can be added to DIREFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIREFUL:
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