DIVERGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DIVERGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIVERGE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVERGE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVERGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVERGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIVERGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does DIVERGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To separate from a common point and go in different directions.
Roads, paths, opinions and species can all diverge, and the picture is always of two things that began together and then drift apart. Its opposite is converge, where lines meet.
How DIVERGE is used
Used for both physical paths and abstract things such as views or plans.
- The two roads diverge at the old stone bridge.
- Their opinions began to diverge after the election.
- Scientists believe the two species diverge from a shared ancestor.
- If the results diverge too far from the forecast, we will recheck the model.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVERGE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIVERGE
The 7 tiles of DIVERGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIVERGE
10 longer words begin with DIVERGE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVERGE
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Common questions about DIVERGE
- Is DIVERGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVERGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVERGE worth?
- DIVERGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVERGE mean?
- To separate from a common point and go in different directions.
- What letters can be added to DIVERGE?
- DIVERGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIVERGE:
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