DISABUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DISABUSE 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 DISABUSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISABUSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISABUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISABUSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISABUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISABUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISABUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To free someone from a mistaken idea or false belief.
To disabuse a person is to show gently or firmly that what they believed is wrong. It is nearly always followed by "of" and the notion being removed.
How DISABUSE is used
Used in careful or formal writing, usually with "of" before the false idea.
- I must disabuse you of that notion.
- The report helped disabuse voters of their hopes.
- It took one visit to disabuse her of the dream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISABUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISABUSE
The 8 tiles of DISABUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DISABUSE
2 longer words begin with DISABUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISABUSE
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Common questions about DISABUSE
- Is DISABUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISABUSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISABUSE worth?
- DISABUSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISABUSE mean?
- To free someone from a mistaken idea or false belief.
- What letters can be added to DISABUSE?
- DISABUSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISABUSE:
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