DIVESTITURE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DIVESTITURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIVESTITURE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVESTITURE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVESTITURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
divestituresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVESTITURE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DIVESTITURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIVESTITURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIVESTITURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The sale or giving up of a business unit, investment or property, often under legal or financial pressure.
A divestiture shrinks a company by removing part of it. Regulators sometimes order one to keep a merger from creating a monopoly, while firms also choose it to focus on their core trade.
How DIVESTITURE is used
Standard in business news and corporate law.
- The merger required the divestiture of three regional brands.
- Shareholders welcomed the divestiture of the loss-making division.
- A court ordered the divestiture of the company's shipping assets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVESTITURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIVESTITURE
1 longer words begin with DIVESTITURE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVESTITURE
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Common questions about DIVESTITURE
- Is DIVESTITURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVESTITURE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVESTITURE worth?
- DIVESTITURE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVESTITURE mean?
- The sale or giving up of a business unit, investment or property, often under legal or financial pressure.
- What letters can be added to DIVESTITURE?
- DIVESTITURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DIVESTITURE:
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