DISOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DISOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISOWN?
| 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 DISOWN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISOWN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DISOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does DISOWN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To refuse to accept any connection with a person, a thing or an idea, as if it did not belong to you.
A parent can disown a child, an author can disown an early book, and a party can disown a member who embarrasses it. The act is a public break, and it is stronger than simply losing touch. Historically it also had a legal side, since a family could cut off an heir from the inheritance.
How DISOWN is used
General English; often used about family quarrels, politics and creative work.
- The company moved to disown the remarks of its former chairman.
- He threatened to disown his son over the quarrel.
- Many writers disown their first novels.
- The party was quick to disown the candidate.
- She would never disown a friend in trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISOWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISOWN
The 6 tiles of DISOWN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DISOWN
7 longer words begin with DISOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in DISOWN
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Common questions about DISOWN
- Is DISOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISOWN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISOWN worth?
- DISOWN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISOWN mean?
- To refuse to accept any connection with a person, a thing or an idea, as if it did not belong to you.
- What letters can be added to DISOWN?
- DISOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DISOWN:
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