DISENCUMBER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DISENCUMBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISENCUMBER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISENCUMBER is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISENCUMBER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disencumbersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISENCUMBER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISENCUMBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISENCUMBER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISENCUMBER mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To free someone or something from a burden or obstruction.
To disencumber is to lift a load, whether a physical weight, a debt, or an impediment. It is a formal word that suggests relief after removal. Older legal writing used it for clearing property of charges.
How DISENCUMBER is used
Formal and uncommon; mostly in literary or legal prose.
- He sold the house to disencumber himself of debt.
- The scouts set out to disencumber the path of fallen branches.
- A clean break would disencumber the project from old obligations.
- She tried to disencumber her mind before the exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISENCUMBER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISENCUMBER
4 longer words begin with DISENCUMBER.
Shorter words from the letters in DISENCUMBER
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Common questions about DISENCUMBER
- Is DISENCUMBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISENCUMBER, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISENCUMBER worth?
- DISENCUMBER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISENCUMBER mean?
- To free someone or something from a burden or obstruction.
- What letters can be added to DISENCUMBER?
- DISENCUMBER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISENCUMBER:
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