DIVORCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIVORCE 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 DIVORCE?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVORCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVORCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIVORCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIVORCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does DIVORCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The legal ending of a marriage by a court or other competent authority.
Divorce is the formal step that frees two people from marriage, and the word is also used loosely for any complete separation of two things that belong together. A divorce usually settles matters such as property and the care of children.
How DIVORCE is used
Divorce is a very common word in law, family life and figurative writing.
- Their divorce was finalised last spring.
- The divorce rate has changed over the decades.
- Critics call for a divorce between politics and money.
- She filed for divorce after ten years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVORCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIVORCE
The 7 tiles of DIVORCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIVORCE
9 longer words begin with DIVORCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVORCE
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Common questions about DIVORCE
- Is DIVORCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVORCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVORCE worth?
- DIVORCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVORCE mean?
- The legal ending of a marriage by a court or other competent authority.
- What letters can be added to DIVORCE?
- DIVORCE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIVORCE:
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