DISHERIT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISHERIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISHERIT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISHERIT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISHERIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disheritsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISHERIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISHERIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISHERIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISHERIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To deprive a person of an inheritance.
Disherit is an older form that survives mainly in historical and legal texts. A parent might disherit an heir by striking him from a will, or the law might cut off a family from its estates.
How DISHERIT is used
Archaic; the usual modern verb is disinherit.
- The old lord threatened to disherit his eldest son.
- The charter did not disherit the widow of her lands.
- Medieval law could disherit a family for treason.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISHERIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISHERIT
5 longer words begin with DISHERIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISHERIT
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Common questions about DISHERIT
- Is DISHERIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISHERIT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISHERIT worth?
- DISHERIT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISHERIT mean?
- To deprive a person of an inheritance.
- What letters can be added to DISHERIT?
- DISHERIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISHERIT:
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