DISOWNMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISOWNMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISOWNMENT?
| 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 DISOWNMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISOWNMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disownmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISOWNMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISOWNMENT, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISOWNMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISOWNMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of refusing to acknowledge someone or something as your own.
Disownment is most often used of families, where a parent cuts off a child, but it also applies to ideas and products a company no longer stands behind. The word stresses the formal, deliberate side of the break.
How DISOWNMENT is used
Disownment is a rare formal noun for the act, while "disown" is the verb people usually choose.
- The letter announced his disownment by the family.
- Public disownment of the scheme came a week later.
- She feared the disownment more than any punishment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISOWNMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISOWNMENT
1 longer words begin with DISOWNMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISOWNMENT
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Common questions about DISOWNMENT
- Is DISOWNMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISOWNMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISOWNMENT worth?
- DISOWNMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISOWNMENT mean?
- The act of refusing to acknowledge someone or something as your own.
- What letters can be added to DISOWNMENT?
- DISOWNMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISOWNMENT:
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