DISSEVER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISSEVER 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 DISSEVER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSEVER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSEVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disseversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSEVER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISSEVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSEVER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISSEVER
- 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 DISSEVER mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryarchaic
To cut or break something into separate pieces.
Dissever is a stronger, more formal relative of sever. Older writers used it for splitting a kingdom, a family or a bond, and it still carries a solemn tone.
How DISSEVER is used
Literary and old-fashioned; modern writing prefers sever or divide.
- War threatened to dissever the two provinces.
- No quarrel could dissever the old friends.
- The river seemed to dissever the town into two halves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSEVER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISSEVER
The 8 tiles of DISSEVER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DISSEVER
9 longer words begin with DISSEVER.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSEVER
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Common questions about DISSEVER
- Is DISSEVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSEVER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSEVER worth?
- DISSEVER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSEVER mean?
- To cut or break something into separate pieces.
- What letters can be added to DISSEVER?
- DISSEVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISSEVER:
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