DISINFEST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISINFEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISINFEST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISINFEST is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISINFEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disinfestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISINFEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISINFEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISINFEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISINFEST mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To rid a place, animal or object of pests such as insects, rodents or lice.
Disinfest is about pests, whereas disinfect is about germs, and the two are easily confused. It is used in pest control, farming and shipping, for instance when a cargo is treated before import. The noun is disinfestation.
How DISINFEST is used
Disinfest is technical and rarer than disinfect.
- The crew had to disinfest the ship before it could dock.
- Farmers disinfest the grain store each spring.
- It took two treatments to disinfest the old house of rats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISINFEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISINFEST
7 longer words begin with DISINFEST.
Shorter words from the letters in DISINFEST
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Common questions about DISINFEST
- Is DISINFEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISINFEST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISINFEST worth?
- DISINFEST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISINFEST mean?
- To rid a place, animal or object of pests such as insects, rodents or lice.
- What letters can be added to DISINFEST?
- DISINFEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISINFEST:
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