DISSERVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISSERVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSERVE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSERVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSERVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSERVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISSERVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSERVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISSERVE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISSERVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To do someone harm when trying, or claiming, to help.
Disserve is the opposite of serve in the sense of benefiting a person or cause. It is rare in speech, but the noun disservice, meaning a harmful act, is far more familiar.
How DISSERVE is used
Formal and uncommon; usually with an object such as a cause or a client.
- Cutting the training budget will disserve the whole department.
- A careless translation can disserve the original author.
- Do not disserve your readers with vague claims.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSERVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISSERVE
The 8 tiles of DISSERVE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DISSERVE
2 longer words begin with DISSERVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSERVE
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Common questions about DISSERVE
- Is DISSERVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSERVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSERVE worth?
- DISSERVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSERVE mean?
- To do someone harm when trying, or claiming, to help.
- What letters can be added to DISSERVE?
- DISSERVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISSERVE:
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