Is DERIDES a word?
DERIDES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 3 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DERIDES is a valid word.
What does derides mean?
DERIDES is an inflected form of deride.
verb: treat or speak of with contempt.
“He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DERIDES: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-REYEDZ (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Solve a whole rack, not just DERIDES
DERIDES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DERIDES mean?
DERIDES is an inflected form of deride and is a verb. It means: treat or speak of with contempt.
Is DERIDES a valid word?
Yes, DERIDES is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.