DISEMPOWER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DISEMPOWER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISEMPOWER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISEMPOWER is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISEMPOWER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disempowersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISEMPOWER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISEMPOWER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISEMPOWER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISEMPOWER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take away power, authority or confidence from a person or group.
Rules that keep workers out of decisions can disempower them, even if nobody means harm. Writers on social issues use disempower for the loss of control over one's own life.
How DISEMPOWER is used
Common in social, political and workplace discussion.
- Strict rules can disempower local teachers.
- The new law would disempower the regional councils.
- Constant criticism tends to disempower a child.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISEMPOWER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISEMPOWER
5 longer words begin with DISEMPOWER.
Shorter words from the letters in DISEMPOWER
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Common questions about DISEMPOWER
- Is DISEMPOWER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISEMPOWER, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISEMPOWER worth?
- DISEMPOWER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISEMPOWER mean?
- To take away power, authority or confidence from a person or group.
- What letters can be added to DISEMPOWER?
- DISEMPOWER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISEMPOWER:
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