Is DERIDING a word?
DERIDING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DERIDING is a valid word.
What does deriding mean?
DERIDING 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.
DERIDING: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-REYE-dihng (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 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.
Shorter words inside deriding
Words you can make from the letters of deriding.
Solve a whole rack, not just DERIDING
DERIDING 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 DERIDING mean?
DERIDING is an inflected form of deride and is a verb. It means: treat or speak of with contempt.
Is DERIDING a valid word?
Yes, DERIDING is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 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.