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Derides

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About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of deride

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does derides mean?

verb

  1. treat or speak of with contempt

    “He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics”

Definitions shown for deride, the base form of derides.

Is DERIDES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DERIDES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DERIDES

Anagrams 3

desireddiedresresided

Words that end like DERIDES

Common words that share the ending -IDES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

besidesdecidesdividesprovidesresidesinsidesabidesasidesbedsidescollidesconfidescowhidesoutsidesoxidespresidesseasidessubsidessuicideswaysidescoincideshillsidesroadsidesbroadsideslandslides
All words ending in -IDES

Derides: quick answers

Is DERIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DERIDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DERIDES worth?
DERIDES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does derides mean?
derides is the third-person singular form of deride, which means “treat or speak of with contempt”.
What words can you make with the letters in DERIDES?
You can make 95 shorter words from DERIDES, such as DEIDER, DERIDE, DIEDRE, EDDIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DERIDES?
DERIDES rearranges into DESIRED, DIEDRES, RESIDED.