DISSAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DISSAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSAVE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSAVE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISSAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does DISSAVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To spend more than you earn, using up savings or borrowing to do so.
Economists say that households dissave when their spending outruns their income, as often happens during job loss or high inflation. It is the opposite of saving. The word is used in finance and economics writing, not in casual talk.
How DISSAVE is used
An economics term for drawing down savings.
- Many families dissave when prices rise faster than wages.
- Retired people often dissave to cover living costs.
- Studies show that students dissave during their degrees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISSAVE
The 7 tiles of DISSAVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DISSAVE
4 longer words begin with DISSAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSAVE
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Common questions about DISSAVE
- Is DISSAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSAVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSAVE worth?
- DISSAVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSAVE mean?
- To spend more than you earn, using up savings or borrowing to do so.
- What letters can be added to DISSAVE?
- DISSAVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISSAVE:
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