DISHEVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DISHEVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISHEVEL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISHEVEL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISHEVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dishevelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISHEVEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISHEVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISHEVEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISHEVEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make hair or clothes untidy and messy.
Wind, sleep or rough handling can dishevel a person's appearance in moments. The verb is a back-formation from the more common adjective dishevelled. Today it appears mostly in writing rather than speech.
How DISHEVEL is used
Dishevel is a literary verb, far rarer than the adjective dishevelled.
- The gale threatened to dishevel her carefully pinned hair.
- Do not dishevel your uniform before the inspection.
- The long ride was enough to dishevel even the neatest rider.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISHEVEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISHEVEL
7 longer words begin with DISHEVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISHEVEL
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Common questions about DISHEVEL
- Is DISHEVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISHEVEL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISHEVEL worth?
- DISHEVEL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISHEVEL mean?
- To make hair or clothes untidy and messy.
- What letters can be added to DISHEVEL?
- DISHEVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISHEVEL:
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