DIVERT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DIVERT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIVERT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVERT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVERT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
divertsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVERT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIVERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does DIVERT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn something aside from its course, or to draw attention away from something.
Traffic can be diverted around a road closure, a river can be diverted into a canal, and a magician diverts the audience while the trick is prepared. The word comes from Latin for turning in different directions. An older, lighter sense meant to entertain, which survives in the related noun diversion.
How DIVERT is used
General English; used for roads, funds, attention and also, in older style, for amusement.
- Police will divert traffic away from the bridge.
- The engineers plan to divert the stream below the dam.
- A loud noise helped to divert the guard.
- The firm chose to divert funds to a new project.
- Stories were told to divert the children on the long journey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVERT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIVERT
The 6 tiles of DIVERT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIVERT
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with DIVERT.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVERT
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Common questions about DIVERT
- Is DIVERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVERT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVERT worth?
- DIVERT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVERT mean?
- To turn something aside from its course, or to draw attention away from something.
- What letters can be added to DIVERT?
- DIVERT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIVERT:
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