DIVAGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIVAGATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIVAGATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVAGATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVAGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVAGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIVAGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIVAGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIVAGATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To wander away from the subject in speaking or writing.
A lecturer who tells long stories instead of the lesson divagates. Strictly it can also mean to stray from a physical path, though that is uncommon.
How DIVAGATE is used
Formal and bookish; a close relative is digress.
- The speaker began to divagate about his holiday.
- Do not divagate from the main argument.
- Old professors often divagate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVAGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIVAGATE
2 longer words begin with DIVAGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVAGATE
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Common questions about DIVAGATE
- Is DIVAGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVAGATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVAGATE worth?
- DIVAGATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVAGATE mean?
- To wander away from the subject in speaking or writing.
- What letters can be added to DIVAGATE?
- DIVAGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIVAGATE:
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